Political bodies/body politic
Subtitle: the semiotics of gender
By: Darlene M. Juschka
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9781315711171
Subjects: Feminist theory; Gender identity; Signs and symbols; Feminism; Religious aspects; Feminism and literature; Théorie féministe; Identité sexuelle; Signes et symboles; Féminisme; Aspect religieux; Sex role; Symbols
Notes: Originally published 2009 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-213) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. A semiotics of gender : prolegomena; title: ch. 2. Feminist encounters with myth : Angela Carter; title: ch. 3. The agon of men : masculinity and warfare; title: ch. 4. Signifying demons : gender and the ritualised performance of possession and exorcism; title: ch. 5. Spectacles of gender : performing masculinities in ancient Rome and modern cinema; title: ch. 6. Sign-symbol and icon : deconstructing the Eliadean paradigm.