Women as MothersA leading social anthropologist examines what being a mother means to a woman as a person , using examples from societies all over the world, and concludes that a great deal of what we call “maternal instinct” is culturally imposed and that there is no “right” or “wrong” way of mothering. -- Publisher description. |
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Page 88
... labouring woman's father dips eagle feathers in ashes and throws the ashes to the four points of the compass . He then draws the ashy plumes down either side of the woman , and down the centre of her body , as he prays for the safe ...
... labouring woman's father dips eagle feathers in ashes and throws the ashes to the four points of the compass . He then draws the ashy plumes down either side of the woman , and down the centre of her body , as he prays for the safe ...
Page 104
... labouring woman room to deliver , and a clothesline with a blanket over it may be suspended down the middle of the bed . The children lie listening to the progress of the labour and catch the first glimpse of the newborn baby as it is ...
... labouring woman room to deliver , and a clothesline with a blanket over it may be suspended down the middle of the bed . The children lie listening to the progress of the labour and catch the first glimpse of the newborn baby as it is ...
Page 121
... labouring woman is de - sexed , the area around anus and vagina being ritually returned to its pre - pubertal state . The purging of the expectant mother with an enema is often done not only when the woman's lower bowel is obviously ...
... labouring woman is de - sexed , the area around anus and vagina being ritually returned to its pre - pubertal state . The purging of the expectant mother with an enema is often done not only when the woman's lower bowel is obviously ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
Copyright | |
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