About the Book: Sabarimala Confusion : Menstruation Across Cultures
Menstruation across Cultures attempts to provide a detailed review of
menstruation notions prevalent in India and in cultures from across the world.
The world cultures covered in the book include Indic traditions like Hinduism,
Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism; ancient civilisations like Greece, Rome,
Mesopotamia and Egypt; and Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam. Two themes of special focus in the book are: Impurity and Sacrality.
While they are often understood as being opposed to each other, the book
examines how they are treated as two sides of the same coin, when it comes to
menstruation. This is