Ethnology, Volume 41University of Pittsburgh, 2002 - Anthropology |
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... womb , a union that approaches the ideal marital pairing for high - caste members . It is interesting that this is allowed in the blood of the womb , when other blood taboos are stricter , not lighter , for those of high caste . When ...
... womb , a union that approaches the ideal marital pairing for high - caste members . It is interesting that this is allowed in the blood of the womb , when other blood taboos are stricter , not lighter , for those of high caste . When ...
Page 321
... womb " of a tomb . Menstrual blood is called " blood from the womb " ( ruto wali la kambu dalo ) and is said to dry into the bluish- black color of a deep indigo dye . Since menstrual blood is also seen as " dead blood , " and as ...
... womb " of a tomb . Menstrual blood is called " blood from the womb " ( ruto wali la kambu dalo ) and is said to dry into the bluish- black color of a deep indigo dye . Since menstrual blood is also seen as " dead blood , " and as ...
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... womb to produce a child . Hagen people say that conception occurs when the blood in a woman's womb mixes with semen ( Strathern and Stewart 1998a : 236-39 ) . In Duna , female blood and male sexual fluid are thought to combine to ...
... womb to produce a child . Hagen people say that conception occurs when the blood in a woman's womb mixes with semen ( Strathern and Stewart 1998a : 236-39 ) . In Duna , female blood and male sexual fluid are thought to combine to ...
Contents
A History of Power | 1 |
Contested Ethnicity | 27 |
Bugis Migration and Modes of Adaptation to Local Situations | 51 |
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