Immaculate Forms - Uncovering the History of Women's Bodies

Throughout history, religious scholars, medical men and - occasionally - women themselves, have moulded thought on what ''makes'' a woman. She has been called the weaker sex, the fairer sex, the purer sex, among many other monikers. Often, she has been defined simply as ''Not A Man''. Today, we are more aware than ever of the complex relationship between our bodies and our identities. But contrary to what some may believe, what makes a woman is a question that has always been open-ended. Immaculate Forms examines all the ways in which medicine and religion have played a gatekeeping role over women''s organs. It explores how the womb was seen as both the most miraculous organ in the body and as a sewer; uncovers breasts'' legacies as maternal or sexual organs - or both; probes the mystery of the disappearing hymen, and asks, did the clitoris need to be discovered at all?

Riassunto

Journey into the complex medical and religious history of women's bodies from classical Greece to the modern day

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: HELEN KING, Helen King, King Helen
• Editore: Profile Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 05.09.2024
• EAN: 9781788163873
• ISBN: 978-1-78816-387-3
• Pagine: 400
• Dimensioni: 164 mm x 236 mm x 42 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Salute; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Social & cultural history, MEDICAL / Reproductive Medicine & Technology, HISTORY / Women, History of Medicine, Ancient World, Feminism & feminist theory, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls, Popular medicine and health