real women across the ancient world
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Budin, Stephanie Lynn > (ed.)
- Creator
- Turfa, Jean MacIntosh > (ed.)
- Contributor
- [et al.]
- Publish Year
- 2016
- Shelfmark
- OUDH 1A 2016 - B
- Thesaurus
- seksualiteit, moederschap, vorstenhuizen, adel, priesteressen, geweld, marktvrouwen, religie, dagelijks leven, slavernij, amazonen, oudheid
- Description
- This volume gathers essays from scholars of ancient history, archaeology, and physical anthropology to create an 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 motherhood, childbirth, sex, and building a career. Forensic evidence is also treated for the actual bodies of ancient women.