A Cultural History of Women in Antiquity

A Cultural History of Women in Antiquity explores women''s history in the West from 500 BCE to 1000 CE. This time period includes women''s participation in Greek and Roman civilization, and the Christianization of the Roman Empire up to Late Antiquity. Key issues include the impact of changing cultural forces and discourses on female autonomy and agency, women''s relationship to public and religious circles of power, and women''s status in domestic and public space. A Cultural History of Women in Antiquity presents an overview of the period with essays on female sexual practices, literacy, education and work, medical treatments and authority, ritual office and superstitious practices, cultural transitions and representation, and differences between ideology and actual social practices in identifying women''s use of public and private space.>

List of contents

A Cultural History of Women in Antiquity, Edited by Janet H. Tulloch

Introduction

The Life Cycle, Katariina Mustakallio, University of Tampere, Finland

Bodies & Sexuality, Allison Glazebrook, Brock University, Canada and Nicola Mellor, Independent Scholar

Religion & Popular Beliefs, Janet H. Tulloch, Carleton University, Canada

Medicine & Disease, Steven Muir, Concordia University College of Alberta, Canada and Laurence Totelin, Cardiff University, UK

Public & Private, Kristina Milnor, Barnard College, USA

Education & Work, Marcia H. Lindgren, University of Iowa, USA

Power, Lynda Garland, University of New England, USA

Artistic Representation, Shelby Brown, UCLA, USA

Summary

A Cultural History of Women in Antiquity explores women's history in the West from 500 BCE to 1000 CE. This time period includes women's participation in Greek and Roman civilization, and the Christianization of the Roman Empire up to Late Antiquity. Key issues include the impact of changing cultural forces and discourses on female autonomy and agency, women's relationship to public and religious circles of power, and women's status in domestic and public space.

A Cultural History of Women in Antiquity presents an overview of the period with essays on female sexual practices, literacy, education and work, medical treatments and authority, ritual office and superstitious practices, cultural transitions and representation, and differences between ideology and actual social practices in identifying women's use of public and private space.

Product details

• Authors: Janet H Tulloch, Janet H. Tulloch, Janet H. (Carleton University Tulloch
• Assisted by: Janet Tulloch (Editor), Janet H. Tulloch (Editor), Janet H. (Carleton University Tulloch (Editor), Tulloch Janet H. (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9781350009189
• ISBN: 978-1-350-00918-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: The Cultural Histories Series; Cultural Histories; The Cultural Histories Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, HISTORY / Women, Feminism & feminist theory, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Gender studies: women, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls, BCE to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, BCE period – Protohistory