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The origin of the world : science and fiction of the vagina
- Author
- Drenth, Jelto, 1946-
- Preferred Title
- Oorsprong van de wereld. English
- Title
- The origin of the world : science and fiction of the vagina / Jelto Drenth.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- London : Reaktion, 2008.
- Description
- 304 p. : ill. : 24 cm.
- Notes
- This translation originally published: 2005. Includes bibliographical references. Translated from the Dutch.
- Contents
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- On femininity
- Searching for words
- The anatomy of the female genitals : the facts
- Physiology : on the (sexual) function of the genital organs
- Virginity
- The power of Freudian ideas
- On reproduction
- Women's sex problems
- Clitoridectomy
- The physician and the uterus
- The vibrator
- The scent of women
- Fear and loathing of femininity
- Idealization and worship of the female genitals.
- Kinsey subjects
- Vagina. Vibrators. Virginity. Clitoridectomy. Uterus and cervix. Sex behavior--Female. Sex in literature.
- ISBN
- 9781861894069 (pbk.) 1861894066 (pbk.)