Description:"To relieve sore breasts, drink mouse dung diluted with rainwater and ass's milk". In Eve, Petrina Brown explores the changing facets of sex and relationships; the influence of religion and folklore; the changing role of the midwife; and the development of medical intervention in the birthing process. A natural storyteller, she has researched customs and ceremonies from around the world, revealing extraordinary fertility, contraception and abortion practices both modern and ancient. Eve is an insightful and compelling journey through social history; from prehistorical Egypt and Mesopotamia, travelling through ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, taking in the Middle Ages and ending in the present day. Royalties will go to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Eve: Sex, Childbirth and Motherhood Through the Ages. To get started finding Eve: Sex, Childbirth and Motherhood Through the Ages, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Eve: Sex, Childbirth and Motherhood Through the Ages
Description: "To relieve sore breasts, drink mouse dung diluted with rainwater and ass's milk". In Eve, Petrina Brown explores the changing facets of sex and relationships; the influence of religion and folklore; the changing role of the midwife; and the development of medical intervention in the birthing process. A natural storyteller, she has researched customs and ceremonies from around the world, revealing extraordinary fertility, contraception and abortion practices both modern and ancient. Eve is an insightful and compelling journey through social history; from prehistorical Egypt and Mesopotamia, travelling through ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, taking in the Middle Ages and ending in the present day. Royalties will go to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Eve: Sex, Childbirth and Motherhood Through the Ages. To get started finding Eve: Sex, Childbirth and Motherhood Through the Ages, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.