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First blood, a cultural study of menarche, Sally Dammery

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First blood, a cultural study of menarche, Sally Dammery

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-202) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

First blood

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

927166367

Responsibility statement

Sally Dammery

Sub title

a cultural study of menarche

Summary

What woman forgets the moment of discovering her first period? The shock? Fear? Panic? Loathing? Embarrassment? Pride? Happiness? First Blood examines the ways in which women from countries as diverse as India and Sri Lanka, England, the Philippines, Greece, Italy, Uganda, Indonesia, Fiji, Chile, Ukraine, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong, recall this moment of menarche and what it meant to them, their families, and their societies. The book investigates beliefs and traditions surrounding menarche, including the concepts of uncleanness, of ceremony, of secrecy and lore still existing in many parts of the world. -- Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Of Blood and Bleeding -- The Shocked and the Sanguine -- Becoming Unclean -- A Rather Special Ceremony -- Menstrual Lore -- Concealing the Fact -- What Should Every Young Girl Know? -- From Menarche to Where?

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Cultural study of menarche

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