Eve's herbs a history of contraception and abortion in the West
"Eve's Herbs explores a new question: If women once had access to effective means of birth control, why was this knowledge lost to them in modern times?"--Camisa del libro. "Beginning with the testimony of a young woman brought before the Inquisition in France in 1320, Riddle ask...
| Otros Autores: | |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press
[1997]
|
| Materias: | |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991003998739708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: Roe v. Wade
- 1. A Woman's Secret
- 2. The Herbs Known to the Ancients
- 3. Ancient and Medieval Beliefs
- 4. From Womancraft to Witchcraft, 1200-1500
- 5. Witches and Apothecaries in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
- 6. The Broken Chain of Knowledge
- 7. The Womb as Public Territory
- 8. Eve's Herbs in Modern America.
