{"product_id":"thicker-than-water-melissa-meyer-9780415935302","title":"Thicker Than Water: The Origins of Blood as Symbol and Ritual","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComprehensive 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melissa Meyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041593530X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415935302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.08w x 0.61d","brand":"Melissa Meyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919745614079,"sku":"9780415935302","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d072e976-a4f1-45d8-ba58-63a54be35400.jpg?v=1680811665","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thicker-than-water-melissa-meyer-9780415935302","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}