Mineke Schipper

The Shrinking Goddess (eBook, ePUB)

Power, Myth and the Female Body

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Wild and strange stories have been told about the female body since antiquity. While tales of poisoned hymens and witches with multiple breasts circulated, the first creation figure, Mother Earth, fell out of popular culture. Ranging from the empowering to the absurd, ancient myths about women's bodies have not only survived into the twenty-first century but continue to influence modern discourse. The Shrinking Goddess brings together myths about the female form and traces subsequent male efforts to 'tame' it. Mineke Schipper explores how women's bodies have been represented around the world, from the demon daughter of New Mexico with a toothed vagina, to the Japanese supermarkets and European festivals where 'breast puddings' are considered delicacies. Drawing from the vast reservoir of writing and art that shape how women are seen in today's world, The Shrinking Goddess reclaims the female body as a source of power.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Westbourne Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781908906601
• Artikelnr.: 71349199

Autorenporträt

Mineke Schipper is a cultural historian and writer. She is the author of seven critically acclaimed works including Never Marry a Woman with Big Feet: Women in Proverbs from Around the World and Naked or Covered: A History of Dressing and Undressing Around the World. Her writing has been published in The Times, El Mundo and the Los Angeles Times, among others. Schipper was foreign secretary of Dutch PEN, chair of Index on Censorship Nederland and currently serves as Emeritus Professor of Intercultural Literary Studies at the University of Leiden. She received a Royal Order of Knighthood for her contribution to social and cultural studies. She lives in the Netherlands.