Cultural Encyclopedia of the Penis - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cultural Encyclopedia of the Penis write by Michael Kimmel. This book was released on 2014-09-26. Cultural Encyclopedia of the Penis available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Peter. Pecker. Wiener. Dick. Schlong. Penis. Whatever we choose to call it, the penis is more than just a body part. This A-to-Z encyclopedia explores the cultural meanings, interpretations, and activities associated with the penis over the centuries and across cultures. Scholars, activists, researchers and clinicians delve into the penis in antiquity, in art, in religion, in politics, in media, in music, and in the cultural imagination. They examine the penis as a problem, a fetishized commodity, a weapon, an object of play. Penile décor and fashions—from piercings to koteka—are treated with equal dignity. Explanation of common medical terms and not-so-common subcultural practices add to the broad scope of the book. Taken together, the Cultural Encyclopedia of the Penis offers refreshing, thoughtful, and wide-ranging insight into this malleable, meaningful body part.
Cultural Encyclopedia of the Breast
Cultural Encyclopedia of the Breast - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cultural Encyclopedia of the Breast write by Merril D. Smith. This book was released on 2014-09-08. Cultural Encyclopedia of the Breast available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Boobs. Tits. Hooters. Knockers. Jugs. Breasts. We celebrate them; we revile them. They nourish us; they kill us. And regardless of what we call them, breasts have fascinated us since prehistoric times. This A-to-Z encyclopedia explores the historical magnitude and cultural significance of the breast over time and around the world. A team of international scholars from various disciplines provides key insights and information about the breast in art, history, fashion, social movements, medicine, sexuality, and more. Entries discuss depictions of breasts on ancient figurines, in Renaissance paintings, and in present-day advertisements. They examine how fashion has emphasized or de-emphasized the breast at various times. They tackle medical issues—such as breast augmentation and breast cancer—and controversies over breastfeeding. The breast as sexual object and even a site of smuggling are also covered. As a whole, the Cultural Encyclopedia of the Breast takes an engaging and accessible look at this notable body part.
A Mind of Its Own
A Mind of Its Own - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Mind of Its Own write by David M. Friedman. This book was released on 2001. A Mind of Its Own available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Cultural Encyclopedia of the Body: M-Z
Cultural Encyclopedia of the Body: M-Z - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cultural Encyclopedia of the Body: M-Z write by Victoria Pitts-Taylor. This book was released on 2008. Cultural Encyclopedia of the Body: M-Z available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Explores the human body alphabetically by part, detailing practices and beliefs from the past and present and from around the world.
God's Doodle
God's Doodle - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook God's Doodle write by Tom Hickman. This book was released on 2012-11-01. God's Doodle available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Throughout history man has revered his penis as his 'most precious ornament'. Yet, ambivalently, his penis has always been the source of man's deepest neuroses too. Do women find it, in the erect state, inherently ridiculous? Why can't a man be certain his penis will stand and deliver when he commands? If and when it steadfastly refuses, what can he do to remedy the situation? And then, of course, there's the matter of size... To possess a penis, Sophocles said, is to be 'chained to a madman'. God's Doodle examines the schizophrenic relationship between man and this madman - and the joint relationship this odd couple has with the female sex. God's Doodle is the tale of the penis and the ups and downs of history - the macabre and the bloodcurdling, the funny and the sad, distilled from myth, world cultures, religion, literature, science, medicine and contemporary life - all told with mordant wit.
