Women in Antiquity: New AssessmentsExplores and expands on scholarly debates on the status and representation women in antiquity; invaluable reading for all students and teachers of ancient history.The study of gender in classical antiquity has undergone rapid and wide-ranging development in the past two decades. This collection of new assessments has been written by some of the most influential experts in this field from all over the world. 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 original interpretations of topics which have been widely discussed over the last twenty years; others highlight new areas of research.Women in Antiquity: New Assessments reflects and expands on existing scholarly debates on the status and representation of women in the ancient world. It focuses on methodology, and suggests areas for research and improvement. It is invaluable and engaging reading for all students and teachers of ancient history. |
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Contents
Ideology and the status of women in ancient | 21 |
vital tool | 44 |
the myth of Pandora | 58 |
The cults of Demeter and Kore | 75 |
Womens ritual and mens work in ancient Athens | 97 |
Womens identity and the family in | 111 |
Rereading Vestal virginity | 166 |
Women and elections in Pompeii | 195 |
A womans voice Laronias role in Juvenal | 207 |
or the wealthy widows | 220 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Women in Antiquity: New Assessments New Americanists Women in Antiquity: New Assessments, Barbara Levick |
| Author | LEVICK |
| Editors | Richard Hawley, Barbara Levick |
| Contributor | International Conference on Women in the Ancient World 1993 St. hilda |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Psychology Press, 1995 |
| ISBN | 0415113695, 9780415113694 |
| Length | 271 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Ancient / General |
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