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... associated , as we have seen , with other kinds of transformation , including rein- carnation . If the pot , or vessel , was associated with the woman's body , the conversion of raw fibers into thread was connected with power over life ...
... associated , as we have seen , with other kinds of transformation , including rein- carnation . If the pot , or vessel , was associated with the woman's body , the conversion of raw fibers into thread was connected with power over life ...
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... associated with women . The Moon Mothers , according to Harding , were virgins , in the great pri- mal sense of the word - not the undeflorated girl , but the woman who belongs to herself , or , in the Eskimo phrase , " She - who - will ...
... associated with women . The Moon Mothers , according to Harding , were virgins , in the great pri- mal sense of the word - not the undeflorated girl , but the woman who belongs to herself , or , in the Eskimo phrase , " She - who - will ...
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... associated , as in ancient times , with bloodshed and killing , and both are associated with the Great Mother . Such customs , if rare today , were once legion . ) Women's blood is different from the blood of men or animals . It is ...
... associated , as in ancient times , with bloodshed and killing , and both are associated with the Great Mother . Such customs , if rare today , were once legion . ) Women's blood is different from the blood of men or animals . It is ...
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