{"product_id":"the-shrinking-goddess-power-myth-and-the-female-body-hardcover","title":"The Shrinking Goddess: Power, Myth and the Female Body - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMineke Schipper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA radical exploration of the power and public (mis)representation of women's bodies, from ancient mysteries to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003eWild and strange stories have been told about the female body since antiquity. While legends of poisoned hymens and fanged vaginas circulated, the first creation figure, Mother Earth, fell out of popular cultural history and Christianity introduced the birth of woman, Eve, from a crooked rib. Ranging from the empowering to the absurd, ancient tales about the female figure and gendered body parts have not only survived the twenty-first century but continue to influence modern discourse.\u003ci\u003eThe Shrinking Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e brings together these myths about the female form and traces subsequent male efforts to 'tame' it. Mineke Schipper examines how women's bodies have been represented since records began - the first Venus and vulva figures date to 40,000 BCE - and around the world, from the so-called island of menstruating men in Papua New Guinea to the Japanese supermarkets and European festivals where 'breast puddings' are still considered delicacies. Drawing together the vast reservoir of myths, proverbs, art, science and scripture that shape how women are seen in the present day, Schipper reclaims the female body as a source of power.\u003ci\u003eThe Shrinking Goddess \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to readers of Mary Beard, Angela Davis, Betty Friedan, Germaine Greer, Audre Lorde and Marina Warner\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMineke Schipper is\u003cbr\u003ea cultural historian and writer. She is the author of seven critically\u003cbr\u003eacclaimed works including \u003ci\u003eNever Marry a Woman with Big Feet: Women in\u003cbr\u003eProverbs from Around the World \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNaked or Covered: A History of\u003cbr\u003eDressing and Undressing Around the World\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has been published in\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times, El Mundo\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003cbr\u003eSchipper was foreign secretary of Dutch PEN, chair of Index on Censorship\u003cbr\u003eNederland and currently serves as Emeritus Professor of Intercultural Literary\u003cbr\u003eStudies at the University of Leiden, with visiting professorships in Nigeria, \u003cbr\u003eKenya, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso and China. She received a Royal Order of\u003cbr\u003eKnighthood for her contribution to social and cultural studies. She\u003cbr\u003elives in the Netherlands.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.8 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755537563936,"sku":"9781908906595","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0b5ffc8e422438dcae89508de5d114f5.webp?v=1780061556","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-shrinking-goddess-power-myth-and-the-female-body-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}