Gender, Manumission, and the Roman Freedwoman (Hardcover, New)

Gender, Manumission, and the Roman Freedwoman examines the distinct problem posed by the manumission of female slaves in ancient Rome. The sexual identities of a female slave and a female citizen were fundamentally incompatible, as the former was principally defined by her sexual availability and the latter by her sexual integrity. Accordingly, those evaluating the manumission process needed to reconcile a woman's experiences as a slave with the expectations and moral rigor required of the female citizen. The figure of the freedwoman - fictionalized and real - provides an extraordinary lens into the matter of how Romans understood, debated, and experienced the sheer magnitude of the transition from slave to citizen, the various social factors that impinged upon this process, and the community stakes in the institution of manumission.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	October 2013
Authors:	Matthew J Perry
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	275
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-04031-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	1-107-04031-0
Barcode:	9781107040311

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