About this title: A feminist poet's mythographic account of the origins of human culture in menstrual rites. Why do women wear lipstick, eye makeup, and earrings? Grahn says the answers lie in the influence of early menstrual rites. She blends archaeology, personal memory, and myth to show that menstruation is what made us human.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Beacon Pr
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780807075043ISBN:0807075043
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Beacon Press
Date Published: 01/03/1994
ISBN-13:9780807075043ISBN:0807075043
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Beacon Press
Date Published: 1993-11
ISBN-13:9780807075043ISBN:0807075043
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Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Beacon Press, Boston
Date Published: 1993
Description: Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition. The influence of early menstrual rites remains visible in our culture today. According to Judy Grahn, the ancient rites explain much of contemporary material culture-why women wear lipstick and eye makeup and adorn themselves with earings and hair clasps, or why forks, bowls, chairs, rugs, and shoes originated, for instance. But Grahn also reveals the profound connections between ancient menstrual rites and the development of agriculture, ... read more
"So far, I've gotten through chapter 1. I've read sections of the chapter more than once because I wanted to make sure I wasn't getting the wrong impression. The thing that stands out most (to me) from chapter one is the statement that some of the more extreme seclusion rites of menstruation were probably in large part created by women. I've got no problem with this premise at all. What I have a problem with is the fact that is presented as a GOOD thing. Making a woman lie in one spot for days on end or go without sleep or stay in forced isolation that in some cultures lasted months should not be any less disturbing just because women might have thought it up.
An honest effort will be made on my part to read the rest of the book. My main reservation is that the book will be in large part a justification of the shame and self-loathing many mothers have passed on to their daughters.
I gave up on reading the rest. It just does not hold my interest at this time."
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