description: The agenda and significance of women in antiquity has gained considerable attention in recent years. In this book diverse roles for and attitudes to women in ancient societies are women as witches, as courtesans, as mothers, as priestesses, as nuns, as heiresses and typically as deranged. The shifting focus is variously economic, social, biological, religious and artistic. The studies cover a wide geographic and chronological range, from the ancient Hittite kingdom to the Byzantine Empires. This book has been brought thoroughly up to date with the addition of a new introduction and addenda to individual chapters.
language: English
title: Images of Women in Antiquity
titlecomplete: Images of Women in Antiquity
genres: History, Gender Studies, Nonfiction, Archaeology, Art
ratings_count: 29
publisher: Wayne State Univ Pr