The study of gender in classical antiquity has undergone rapid and wide-ranging development in the past. The contributors reassess the role of women in diverse contexts and areas, such as archaic and classical Greek literature and cult, Roman imperial politics, ancient medicine and early Christianity. Some offer detailed interpretations of topics which have been widely discussed since the 1960s whilst others highlight recent areas of research. This study reflects and expands on existing scholarly debates on the status and ...
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The study of gender in classical antiquity has undergone rapid and wide-ranging development in the past. The contributors reassess the role of women in diverse contexts and areas, such as archaic and classical Greek literature and cult, Roman imperial politics, ancient medicine and early Christianity. Some offer detailed interpretations of topics which have been widely discussed since the 1960s whilst others highlight recent areas of research. This study reflects and expands on existing scholarly debates on the status and representation of women in the ancient world, focusing on methodology, and suggesting areas for future research and improvement.
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Add this copy of Women in Antiquity New Assessments to cart. $53.00, very good condition, Sold by Ancient World Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published 1995 by Routledge.
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Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 0415113687. Very light shelfwear else fine.; From 'daily life' to 'demography' / Beryl Rawson--Ideology and 'the status of women' in ancient Greece / Marilyn A. Katz--Approaching women through myth: vital tool or self-delusion? / Ken Dowden--Signifying difference: the myth of Pandora / Froma I. Zeitlin--The cults of Demeter and Kore / Lucia Nixon--Women's ritual and men's work in ancient Athens / Lin Foxholl--Women's identity and the family in the classical polis / Sarah B. Pomeroy--Some Pythagorean female virtues / Voula Lambropoulou--Self-help, self-knowledge: in search of the patient in Hippocratic gynaecology / Helen King--Women who suffer from a man's disease: the example of satyriasis and the debate on affections specific to the sexes / Danielle Gourevitch--Re-reading (Vestal) virginity / Mary Beard--Male power and legitimacy through women: the domus Augusta under the Julio-Claudians / Mireille Corbier--Women and elections in Pompeii / Lisa Savunen--A women's voice-Laronia's role in Juvenal Satire 2 / S. H. Braund--Aemilia Pudentilla: or the wealthy widow's choice / Elaine Fattham--Female sancity in the Greek calendar: the Synaxarion of Constaninople / Anna Wilson.; 296 pages.
Add this copy of Women in Antiquity: New Assessments to cart. $87.32, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Routledge.
