“The first accessible book about menstruation as a human reality . . . entirely praiseworthy.”—The Sunday TimesThis is a book of many questions and some answers. What is this menstruation that half the world undergoes? Has it any use, or any purpose? Which is it, blessing or curse?This groundbreaking study of the facts, fantasies, and taboos surrounding menstruation has helped bring about a profound shift in attitudes toward a natural phenomenon that has been reviled and denigrated over the centuries. Thoroughly researched yet highly readable, combining psychology, anthropology, and poetry, Shuttle and Redgrove illustrate their theories using examples ranging from the Bible to such modern-day pop horrors as vampire movies and the cult film The Exorcist.

The wise wound: Menstruation and everywoman

Politics & Social Sciences

Margaret Drabble

Penelope Shuttle

Peter Redgrove

Women's Studies

Paladin Grafton Books

The Wise Wound: Myths, Realities, & Meanings of Menstruation

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Women's Health

Grove/Atlantic

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