num_pages: 480
description: This book traces the evolution of teaching from the invention of schooling in Sumer in Ancient Mesopotamia, through its transformation in Ancient Greece and then through its adaptations in the classical eras of the monotheistic Judaism, Islam and Christianity. It is ultimately the historical sociology of the teaching profession with special focus on the gender of teachers.
language: English
title: The Prophet and the Virgin: The Masculine and Feminine Roots of Teaching
titlecomplete: The Prophet and the Virgin: The Masculine and Feminine Roots of Teaching
publisher: Ian Randle Publishers