Thicker Than Water: The Origins of Blood as Symbol and Ritual by Meyer, Melissa

Thicker Than Water: The Origins of Blood as Symbol and Ritual (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415935302)

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Thicker Than Water: The Origins of Blood as Symbol and Ritual by Meyer, Melissa

Thicker Than Water: The Origins of Blood as Symbol and Ritual

$52.95
Thicker Than Water: The Origins of Blood as Symbol and Ritual by Meyer, Melissa

Thicker Than Water: The Origins of Blood as Symbol and Ritual

$52.95
Format: Paperback
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Blood is more than a fluid solution of cells, platelets and plasma. It is a symbol for the most basic of human concerns--life, death and family find expression in rituals surrounding everything from menstruation to human sacrifice.

Comprehensive in its scope and provocative in its argument, this book examines beliefs and rituals concerning blood in a range of regional and religious contexts throughout human history. Meyer reveals the origins of a wide range of blood rituals, from the earliest surviving human symbolism of fertility and the hunt, to the Jewish bris, and the clitoridectomies given to young girls in parts of Africa. The book also explores how cultural practices influence gene selection and makes a connection with the natural sciences by exploring how color perception influences the human proclivity to create blood symbols and rituals.

Author: Melissa Meyer
ISBN-10: 041593530X
ISBN-13: 9780415935302
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/08/2005
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.08w x 0.61d
By Melissa Meyer
By Melissa Meyer
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Melissa Meyer is Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research focuses on the different aspects of American Indian identity, including blood quantum requirements for tribal enrollment, intermarriage, and the historical experiences of people of mixed descent.

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