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That could fit as a cultural symbolic concept if grain threshing was considered work for women. If that was something actually believed the anthropologist would
by Nasrudith 7y ago
That could fit as a cultural symbolic concept if grain threshing was considered work for women. If that was something actually believed the anthropologist would have done their job properly regardless if the superstition is complete bunk or not.
Unless it was meant as "actually makes women more fertile".
- tempguy9999 7y agoIIRC grain is the reproduction of the plant. Women do the obvious work of giving birth, hence the link. There's your "coherent inner logic in the abstractions" right there, it just isn't useful to HN readers except as a curiosity. We can't do anything with it.