{"product_id":"immaculate-forms-uncovering-the-history-of-womens-bodies-by-helen-king-9781788163880","title":"Immaculate Forms : Uncovering the History of Women's Bodies","description":"\u003cp\u003eIlluminating, thoughtful and scholarly' financial times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Does a fascinating job of exploring the history of women's bodies' greg jenner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Mind-blowing, fascinating stuff' bbc woman's hour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Authoritative, rich and wide-ranging, this is an immensely impressive work of scholarship' guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout history, religious scholars, medical men and - occasionally - women themselves, have moulded thought on what 'makes' a woman. She has been called the weaker sex, the fairer sex, the purer sex, among many other monikers. Often, she has been defined simply as 'Not A Man'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday, we are more aware than ever of the complex relationship between our bodies and our identities. But contrary to what some may believe, what makes a woman is a question that has always been open-ended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eImmaculate Forms examines all the ways in which medicine and religion have played a gatekeeping role over women's organs. It explores how the womb was seen as both the most miraculous organ in the body and as a sewer; uncovers breasts' legacies as maternal or sexual organs - or both; probes the mystery of the disappearing hymen, and asks, did the clitoris need to be discovered at all?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Helen King","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55429602378101,"sku":"9781788163880","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/4075\/2426\/files\/9781788163880.jpg?v=1748502349","url":"https:\/\/sherlockandpages.com\/products\/immaculate-forms-uncovering-the-history-of-womens-bodies-by-helen-king-9781788163880","provider":"Sherlock \u0026 Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}