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A ritual boundary or washing area illustrating how some traditions separate spaces through ideas of purity

Primarily Symbolic/Cultural

Why Are Certain Spaces or People Considered Polluting?

Ideas of contamination often extend far beyond dirt or microbes to death, sexuality, caste, food and sacred boundaries. Tradivior will compare ritual pollution systems with modern disgust science without equating…

A respectful contemporary context for menstruation, used to discuss social taboos without sensationalizing or stigmatizing women

Primarily Symbolic/Cultural

Why Do Menstrual Taboos Appear Across Cultures?

Menstruation has been treated as sacred, dangerous, polluting, powerful or private in different societies. Tradivior will investigate why restrictions emerged and distinguish rest or privacy from exclusion that harms health…