Blood magic : the anthropology of menstruation

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Title:

Blood magic : the anthropology of menstruation

Author:

Buckley, Thomas C. T.

Publication Information:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [1988]

Physical Description:

x, 326 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

General Note:

Includes index.

Language:

English

Contents:

1. A critical appraisal of theories of menstrual symbolism / Thomas Buckley and Alma Gottlieb -- 2. Menstrual cosmology among the Beng of Ivory Coast / Alma Gottlieb -- 3. Mortal flow / Carol Delaney -- 4. Menstruation among the Rungus of Borneo / Laura W.R. Appell -- 5. Menstrual politics / Denise L. Lawrence -- 6. Menstrual symbolism in South Wales / Vieda Skultans -- 7. Premenstrual syndrome / Emily Martin -- 8. Menstruation and the power of Yurok women -- 9. Heavenly bodies / Frederick Lamp -- 10. Menstrual synchrony and the Australian rainbow snake / Chris Knight.

Subject Term:

Menstruation -- Cross-cultural studies.

Menstruation -- Folklore.

Menstruation -- Social aspects.

Menstruación -- Folklore.

Menstruación -- Aspectos sociales.

Added Author:

Buckley, Thomas C. T.

Gottlieb, Alma.

ISBN:

9780520060852

9780520063501