Reproductive Rituals: The Perception of Fertility in England from the Sixteenth Century to the Nineteenth Century

by Angus McLaren

Originally published in 1984 Reproductive Ritual examines fertility and re-production in pre-industrial England. The book discusses both through anthropological research and reviews of contemporary literature that conscious family limitation was practised before the nineteenth century. The volume describes a surprising number of rules, regulations, taboos, injunctions, charms and herbal remedies used to affect pregnancy, and shows the extent to which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367434512
• ISBN13: 9780367434519
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"