Melissa Meyer

Thicker Than Water

The Origins of Blood as Symbol and Ritual

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juni 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 485g
• ISBN-13: 9780415935296
• ISBN-10: 0415935296
• Artikelnr.: 21542087

Autorenporträt

Melissa Meyer is Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research focuses on the different aspects of American Indian identity, including blood quantum requirements for tribal enrollment, intermarriage, and the historical experiences of people of mixed descent.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: The Human Inclination to Symbolize and Ritualize Blood2.
Women's Blood vs. Men's Blood at the Dawn of Human Culture3. Puberty:
Menstruation and Imitative Ritual 4. The Blood of Pregnancy and
Childbirth5. Blood and Funerary Rites6. Blood Sacrifice and Human
Sacrifice7. Blood Symbolism and Gene-Culture Co-evolution8. Conclusion