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Blood Magic : The Anthropology of Menstruation by Alma Gottlieb (1988, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherUniversity of California Press

ISBN-100520063503

ISBN-139780520063501

eBay Product ID (ePID)602252

Product Key Features

Book TitleBlood Magic : the Anthropology of Menstruation

Number of Pages275 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGender Studies, Folklore & Mythology, Anthropology / General

Publication Year1988

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science

AuthorAlma Gottlieb

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight14.4 Oz

Item Length0.8 in

Item Width0.6 in

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LCCN87-012529

Dewey Edition19

ReviewsA major innovation is the deliberate and consistent focus on women's views and their participation in social responses to bodily processes., A major innovation is the deliberate and consistent focus on women_s views and their participation in social responses to bodily processes., _Reclaiming the female body, retrieving it piece by piece from the grip of patriarchal culture and medical practice, has been a central feminist goal for each of the last two decades. Menstruation . . . is now front and center on the feminist agenda as a topic that needs to be rethought . . . Blood Magic . . . [is] among a larger set of books that are seeking simultaneously to dismantle the traditional formulations and to replace them with a woman-centered set of understandings . . . [the book]. . . not only clear[s] and point[s] the way for a new woman-centered scholarship on menstruation but demonstrate[s] its significance to the feminist agenda._, _The first major collection on anthropological interpretations of menstruation. . . The editors contribute a lengthy, useful introduction to this biological phenomenon and the interpretations given to it by different peoples; moreover, they provide discussions for each section . . . A well-edited and useful contribution to the continually growing literature on the cultural constructions of gender._, Menstrual taboos have long been a favorite subject of ethnographic inquiry, but in the past their study has suffered from both an ethnocentric and male-centered bias. Burdened by their own set of 'menstrual taboos,' ethnographers have too often assumed they knew what those of another culture meant. Blood Magic, a collection of essays by nine fieldworkers in anthropology and related disciplines, marks a welcome departure from earlier studies in a number of ways. It derives its perspective from women's studies in recognizing the need to focus on women's experiences as well as those of men, and in recognizing the importance of female fieldworkers to do this. This is the first book-length collection of essays to grow out of recent cultural anthropological research on menstruation. Never before has the study of menstruation been so well informed by a combination of fieldwork and theoretical approaches to the study of gender and the symbolism of the body. This is the first book-length collection of essays to grow out of recent cultural anthropological research on menstruation. Never before has the study of menstruation been so well informed by a combination of fieldwork and theoretical approaches to the study of gender and the symbolism of the body . . . This is a well-constructed and well-researched collection, grounded in received anthropological theory, yet looking far beyond it., _Menstrual taboos have long been a favorite subject of ethnographic inquiry, but in the past their study has suffered from both an ethnocentric and male-centered bias. Burdened by their own set of _menstrual taboos,_ ethnographers have too often assumed they knew what those of another culture meant. Blood Magic, a collection of essays by nine fieldworkers in anthropology and related disciplines, marks a welcome departure from earlier studies in a number of ways. It derives its perspective from women_s studies in recognizing the need to focus on women_s experiences as well as those of men, and in recognizing the importance of female fieldworkers to do this. This is the first book-length collection of essays to grow out of recent cultural anthropological research on menstruation. Never before has the study of menstruation been so well informed by a combination of fieldwork and theoretical approaches to the study of gender and the symbolism of the body. This is the first book-length collection of essays to grow out of recent cultural anthropological research on menstruation. Never before has the study of menstruation been so well informed by a combination of fieldwork and theoretical approaches to the study of gender and the symbolism of the body . . . This is a well-constructed and well-researched collection, grounded in received anthropological theory, yet looking far beyond it._, Reclaiming the female body, retrieving it piece by piece from the grip of patriarchal culture and medical practice, has been a central feminist goal for each of the last two decades. Menstruation . . . is now front and center on the feminist agenda as a topic that needs to be rethought . . . Blood Magic . . . [is] among a larger set of books that are seeking simultaneously to dismantle the traditional formulations and to replace them with a woman-centered set of understandings . . . [the book]. . . not only clear[s] and point[s] the way for a new woman-centered scholarship on menstruation but demonstrate[s] its significance to the feminist agenda., The first major collection on anthropological interpretations of menstruation. . . The editors contribute a lengthy, useful introduction to this biological phenomenon and the interpretations given to it by different peoples; moreover, they provide discussions for each section . . . A well-edited and useful contribution to the continually growing literature on the cultural constructions of gender.

Dewey Decimal305.4

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Editors' Note PART I INTRODUCTION 1. A Critical Appraisal of Theories of Menstrual Symbolism Thomas Buckley and Alma Gottlieb PART II MENSTRUAL IMAGES, MEANINGS, AND VALUES 2. Menstrual Cosmology among the Beng of Ivory Coast Alma Gottlieb 3. Mortal Flow: Menstruation in Turkish Village Society Carol Delaney 4. Menstruation among the Rungus of Borneo: An Unmarked Category Laura W. R. Appell PART III THE SOCIOLOGY OF MENSTRUAL MEANINGS 5. Menstrual Politics: Women and Pigs in Rural Portugal Denise L. Lawrence 6. Menstrual Symbolism in South Wales 137 Vieda Skultans 7. Premenstrual Syndrome: Discipline, Work, and Anger in Late Industrial Societies Emily Martin PART IV EXPLORATORY DIRECTIONS: MENSES, CULTURE, AND TIME 8. Menstruation and the Power of Yurok Women Thomas Buckley 9. Heavenly Bodies: Menses, Moon, and Rituals of License among the Temne of Sierra Leone Frederick Lamp 10. Menstrual Synchrony and the Australian Rainbow Snake Chris Knight Notes References Contributors Index

SynopsisExamining cultures as diverse as long-house dwellers in North Borneo, African farmers, Welsh housewives, and postindustrial American workers, this volume dramatically redefines the anthropological study of menstrual customs. It challenges the widespread image of a universal "menstrual taboo" as well as the common assumption of universal female subordination which underlies it. Contributing important new material and perspectives to our understanding of comparative gender politics and symbolism, it is of particular importance to those interested in anthropology, women's studies, religion, and comparative health systems.

LC Classification NumberGN484.38.B56 1988