Breasts: Sexy, Sacred or Secular

by Jane Akshar

Breasts : Sexy, Sacred or Secular is Jane Akshar's award winning dissertation after completing the 4 year Manchester Certificate online course. The topic was a result of living in Egypt, seeing attitudes, hearing about village beliefs it made her curious about the Ancient Egyptian attitudes towards the breast. The dissertation covers all aspects of this study. Including analysis of love poetry, pornographic papyrus, rude graffiti, the portrayal of the breast in art, the significance of goddesses suckling Pharaohs and the dead, breast cancer, the use of wet nurses, not forgetting man boobs! Finally the impact of breast feeding. A great background read for your Egyptian Holiday or Nile Cruise.

54 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 18, 2012