Female anatomy, especially the womb, has for centuries been
shrouded in mystery and misunderstanding, defining the social place
of women in male dominated cultures. Even with advances in
medicine, some in today's society believe they can control women's
sexual identity.
The Wandering Womb is a provocative tour through religious,
medical, and social histories, pinpointing humorous, outrageous,
and hair-raising beliefs, practices, and longstanding falsehoods
that permeate human cultures. In Egyptian times, it was believed
that the womb was an entity unto itself capable of "wandering" in
the body, and also into the world beyond in search of nourishment
This idea, and many others were entwined in medical ignorance and
religious superstition, which have often labeled women as
incomplete, inferior, imperfect, and even inherently evil.
Sexual myths have viewed menstruation as dirty, designing
outrageous rituals around this natural process, from strange diets
and prescriptions to mandated isolation and violent practices.
Sexuality and desire in women has been viewed as taboo and
dangerous, while child rearing is considered the highest calling.
In Western history, women's health problems were often written off
simply as an "unsatisfied uterus," or "hysteria" of their weak and
demon possessed bodies, while physical characteristics were used to
label women as witches.
This fascinating, often maddening romp through the bedrooms and
birthing rooms of time illustrates why women have been sexually
"enslaved," and reminds us that we've come a long way from the
mythical virgin birth to women's liberation and beyond.
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