{"product_id":"wellcome-collection-immaculate-forms-uncovering-the-history-of-womens-bodies","title":"Immaculate Forms Uncovering the History of Womens Bodies, by Helen King","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJourney into the complex medical and religious history of women’s bodies from classical Greece to the modern day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\u003cp\u003e‘Immaculate 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":"wellcome collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48094631592194,"sku":"9781788163880","price":150.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/4950\/files\/9781788163880.jpg?v=1783421880","url":"https:\/\/bridgebooks.co.za\/products\/wellcome-collection-immaculate-forms-uncovering-the-history-of-womens-bodies","provider":"Bridge Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}