Category Archives: Menstruation Restrictions

Menstruating women in religious temples

Posted on November 22, 2010 by atozinco

Most religions have menstrual rules and restrictions. Some religions, but not all, prohibit menstruating women from entering their religious temples because they are seen as religiously unclean. Personally, I have a problem with women being barred from religious events for a … Continue reading →

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Menstrual taboos: why is menstrual blood seen as dangerous?

Posted on November 14, 2010 by atozinco

Menstrual taboos exist in most cultures (most cultures view menstrual blood as potentially dangerous & place restrictions around it). In the past, Western (male) anthropologists held that such taboos existed because menstrual blood was seen as polluted and unclean. More recently, some female … Continue reading →

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