The wilderness
In the final weeks of her pregnancy, Aysegül Savas becomes fascinated by the mythology around the first forty days after giving birth, and the invisible beings that are said to surround the mother. 'In Turkish, we speak of extracting the forty days, like a sort of exorcism. My grandmothers assure m...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley, CA :
Transit Books,
[2024]
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| Edition: | [Trade paperback edition]. |
| Series: | Undelivered lectures ;
6. |
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| Summary: | In the final weeks of her pregnancy, Aysegül Savas becomes fascinated by the mythology around the first forty days after giving birth, and the invisible beings that are said to surround the mother. 'In Turkish, we speak of extracting the forty days, like a sort of exorcism. My grandmothers assure me that it will all get better after forty days are out.' A friend lends a book that suggests forty days of rest and fortifying broths and avoiding wind and cold. In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, forty days are seen as a period of trial and transformation. They are often journeys into the wilderness and 'its vast and unruly territories.' When the baby arrives, Savas charts her own path into the wilderness of new motherhood-a space of contradiction, of chaos and care, mothering and being mothered. |
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| Physical Description: | 95 pages ; 18 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9798893389098 |
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