02911oam 2200613I 450 991046424010332120200520144314.01-135-34200-80-203-95260-X10.4324/9780203952603 (CKB)2670000000518593(EBL)1619039(SSID)ssj0001169466(PQKBManifestationID)11960223(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001169466(PQKBWorkID)11153484(PQKB)10770300(OCoLC)874171576(MiAaPQ)EBC1619039(Au-PeEL)EBL1619039(CaPaEBR)ebr10836488(CaONFJC)MIL573497(OCoLC)870226755(OCoLC)870272675(EXLCZ)99267000000051859320180706d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThicker than water the origins of blood as symbol and ritual /Melissa L. MeyerNew York :Routledge,2005.1 online resource (272 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-93530-X 0-415-93529-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction The Human Inclination to Symbolize and Ritualize Blood; Chapter 2 Women's Blood and Men's Blood at the Dawn of Human Culture; Chapter 3 The Blood of Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth; Chapter 4 Initiation Rites The Role of Blood in Attaining Adult or Group Status; Chapter 5 Menstruation The Fundamental Foundation; Chapter 6 Sacrifice ""Birth Done Better""; Chapter 7 Conclusion The Patterned Heterogeneity of Blood Symbols and Rituals; Notes; IndexBlood is more than a fluid solution of cells, platelets and plasma. It is a symbol for the most basic of human concerns--life, death and family find expression in rituals surrounding everything from menstruation to human sacrifice. Comprehensive in its scope and provocative in its argument, this book examines beliefs and rituals concerning blood in a range of regional and religious contexts throughout human history. Meyer reveals the origins of a wide range of blood rituals, from the earliest surviving human symbolism of fertility and the hunt, to the Jewish bris, and the clitoridectomBloodSocial aspectsBloodSymbolic aspectsElectronic books.BloodSocial aspects.BloodSymbolic aspects.306.4Meyer Melissa L(Melissa Lee),923378MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464240103321Thicker than water2072203UNINA