Breasts: Sexy, Sacred or Secular? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781471769627)

Breasts: Sexy, Sacred or Secular is Jane Akshar's award winning dissertation after completing the 4 year Manchester Certificate online course. The topic was a result of living in Egypt, seeing attitudes, hearing about village beliefs it made her curious about the Ancient Egyptian attitudes towards the breast. The dissertation covers all aspects of this study. Including analysis of love poetry, pornographic papyrus, rude graffiti, the portrayal of the breast in art, the significance of goddesses suckling Pharaohs and the dead, breast cancer, the use of wet nurses, not forgetting man boobs! Finally the impact of breast feeding. A great background read for your Egyptian Holiday or Nile Cruise.

Author: Jane Akshar
ISBN-10: 1471769623
ISBN-13: 9781471769627
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 07/02/2012
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.17d