The Wise Wound
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This 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.
Published: Jul 21, 2005
| Section | Chapter | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| Prelims | ||
| Foreword | Margaret Drabble | |
| Prologue | Penelope Shuttle, Peter Redgrove | |
| Chapter 1 | ||
| The Science of Bleeding | Penelope Shuttle, Peter Redgrove | |
| Chapter 2 | ||
| The Menstrual Epidemic | Penelope Shuttle, Peter Redgrove | |
| Chapter 3 | ||
| Animus, Animal, Anima | Penelope Shuttle, Peter Redgrove | |
| Chapter 4 | ||
| Does the Moon Menstruate? | Penelope Shuttle, Peter Redgrove | |
| Chapter 5 | ||
| Did the Ancients Have Wisdom? | Penelope Shuttle, Peter Redgrove | |
| Chapter 6 | ||
| Witchcraft: Nine Million Menstrual Murders | Penelope Shuttle, Peter Redgrove | |
| Chapter 7 | ||
| The Mirror of Dracula | Penelope Shuttle, Peter Redgrove | |
| End Matter | ||
| Epilogue | Penelope Shuttle, Peter Redgrove | |
| Afterword - The Menstrual Mandala | Penelope Shuttle, Peter Redgrove | |
| Appendix | Penelope Shuttle, Peter Redgrove | |
| Notes | Penelope Shuttle, Peter Redgrove | |
| Works Cited | Penelope Shuttle, Peter Redgrove | |
| Index | Penelope Shuttle, Peter Redgrove | |
Reviews
The first accessible book about menstruation as a human reality . . . entirely praiseworthy.
The Sunday Times
Answers many of the questions that one had never thought or dared to ask.
Margaret Drabble, from the Foreword
It could bring about a major change in our understanding of the sexes.
Psychology Today