Motherhood remains 'the oldest vocation', and perhaps for that reason one of the least studied or understood. To move the discussion forward, this volume spans the full length and breadth of the Middle Ages, from late Roman North Africa through ninth-century Byzantium to late me…
This volume focuses on the paradox of motherhood in the European Middle Ages: to be a mother is at once to hold great power, and by the same token to be acutely vulnerable. The essays analyse the powers and the dangers of motherhood. Three main themes emerge: survival, agency, a…
A humorous description of motherhood from the supermom type to the mother who puts her children outside to play when the chill factor is 40 below.
A humorous description of motherhood from the supermom type to the mother who puts her children outside to play when the chill factor is 40 below.
Disorganized attachment and caregiving
As a biological, cultural, and social entity, the human fetus is a multifaceted subject which calls for equally diverse perspectives to fully understand. Anthropology of the Fetus seeks to achieve this by bringing together specialists in biological anthropology, archaeology, and…
"Of Woman Born is not only a wide-ranging, far-reaching meditation on the meaning and experience of motherhood that draws from the disciplines of anthropology, feminist theory, psychology, and literature, but it also narrates Rich's personal reflections on her experiences of mot…
