Women in Antiquity: Real Women across the Ancient World
Stephanie Lyn Budin
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Description for Women in Antiquity: Real Women across the Ancient World
Hardback. Editor(s): Budin, Stephanie Lynn; Turfa, Jean MacIntosh. Series: Rewriting Antiquity. Num Pages: 1110 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HBW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174. Weight in Grams: 2676.
This volume gathers brand new essays from some of the most respected scholars of ancient history, archaeology, and physical anthropology to create an engaging overview of the lives of women in antiquity. The book is divided into ten sections, nine focusing on a particular area, and also includes almost 200 images, maps, and charts. The sections cover Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Cyprus, the Levant, the Aegean, Italy, and Western Europe, and include many lesser-known cultures such as the Celts, Iberia, Carthage, the Black Sea region, and Scandinavia. Women's experiences are explored, from ordinary daily life to religious ritual and practice, to ... Read more
This volume gathers brand new essays from some of the most respected scholars of ancient history, archaeology, and physical anthropology to create an engaging overview of the lives of women in antiquity. The book is divided into ten sections, nine focusing on a particular area, and also includes almost 200 images, maps, and charts. The sections cover Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Cyprus, the Levant, the Aegean, Italy, and Western Europe, and include many lesser-known cultures such as the Celts, Iberia, Carthage, the Black Sea region, and Scandinavia. Women's experiences are explored, from ordinary daily life to religious ritual and practice, to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Rewriting Antiquity
Condition
New
Weight
2675g
Number of Pages
1074
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138808362
SKU
V9781138808362
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Ref
99-4
About Stephanie Lyn Budin
Stephanie Lynn Budin is an ancient historian with a focus on ancient Greece and the Near East. Her published works include Artemis (2015), Images of Women and Child from the Bronze Age (2011), The Myth of Sacred Prostitution in Antiquity (2008), and The Origin of Aphrodite (2003), as well as numerous articles on ancient religion and iconography. She lives in ... Read more
Reviews for Women in Antiquity: Real Women across the Ancient World
Women in Antiquity is an extremely useful compilation which is intended to be, without doubt, a reference book for all those with an interest in well-written ancient history spanning all its complexity, a must that cannot go missing from any library. - Agnes Garcia-Ventura, Universita degli Studi di Roma, Italy ... Read more