A Companion to Women in the Ancient World (Paperback)

Selected by Choice as a 2012 Outstanding Academic Title Awarded a 2012 PROSE Honorable Mention as a Single Volume Reference/Humanities & Social Sciences A Companion to Women in the Ancient World presents an interdisciplinary, methodologically-based collection of newly-commissioned essays from prominent scholars on the study of women in the ancient world. * The first interdisciplinary, methodologically-based collection of readings to address the study of women in the ancient world * Explores a broad range of topics relating to women in antiquity, including: Mother-Goddess Theory; Women in Homer, Pre-Roman Italy, the Near East; Women and the Family, the State, and Religion; Dress and Adornment; Female Patronage; Hellenistic Queens; Imperial Women; Women in Late Antiquity; Early Women Saints; and many more * Thematically arranged to emphasize the importance of historical themes of continuity, development, and innovation * Reconsiders much of the well-known evidence and preconceived notions relating to women in antiquity * Includes contributions from many of the most prominent scholars associated with the study of women in antiquity

General

Imprint:	Wiley-Blackwell
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2015
First published:	2012
Authors:	S.L. James
Dimensions:	246 x 171 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	650
ISBN-13:	978-1-119-02554-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	1-119-02554-0
Barcode:	9781119025542

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