Tales of Paradise: The history of the female body between authority and helplessness, by Minike Schipper

The history of the female body between authority and helplessness Despite major cultural differences, there are astonishing similarities among people: we share the same bodies and physical functions – except for the few parts that physically distinguish women from men. Throughout human history, a current of authority and helplessness runs for both genders, although women rarely had a clear influence on written heritage. Mythology has played a clever role in our history, an extremely intuitive role to the point that these myths are rarely questioned. In the twentieth century, women began to occupy jobs that were previously inaccessible to them. This relatively recent development was accompanied everywhere by anxiety, confusion, disturbance, frustration, and violence. Sharing privileges does not come easily. This book offers a broad view of the planetary house filled with stories and ideas about parts of the body that nature has given only to women. From time to time, some social and cultural barriers were removed from the walls, and over time some spaces were radically rebuilt. But we are still caught in the grip of traditions passed down through ages, traditions that connect us more closely to our ancestors than we may realize. To find meaning in the present, we need to understand the past. Number of pages: 252