The Shrinking Goddess: Power, Myth and the Female Body

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Language	English
Book Description	A radical exploration of the power and public (mis)representation of women's bodies, from ancient mysteries to the present day.Wild and strange stories have been told about the female body since antiquity. While legends of poisoned hymens and fan
About the Author	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, with visiting professorships in Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso and China. She received a Royal Order of Knighthood for her contribution to social and cultural studies. She lives in the Netherlands.
Publication Date	3 December 2024
Number of Pages	288 pages

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