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A review by ava_lanche
Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationship with Food Through Myths, Metaphors, and Storytelling by Anita Johnston
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.
I wanted to like this book so bad! I thought it would be a compelling deep-dive into the functions and psyche of eating disorders while drawing on folk tradition, myth and history. Unfortunately, it was rife with gender essentialism (not surprising, this was the 90s) and the "divine marriage" of the masculine and the feminine.
The history referenced is unspecific and Euro-centric, and the folk tales aren't given context – or even a note stating which part of the world they're from!
The author also interprets the myths in some rather interesting ways, without considering the significance they had/have in their cultures of origin.
Strange take.
The history referenced is unspecific and Euro-centric, and the folk tales aren't given context – or even a note stating which part of the world they're from!
The author also interprets the myths in some rather interesting ways, without considering the significance they had/have in their cultures of origin.
Strange take.