Sex and Eroticism in Mesopotamian Literature

A fascinating book shedding light on the sexual culture of one of the earliest literate civilisations and provides a new contribution to current debates about sex, eroticism and gender.

List of contents

List of illustrations Acknowledgements Preface Notes for Non-Assyriologist readers Abbreviations Chronological Chart Map Introduction Part I: The Sumero-Akkadian tradition of the third and early second millennium, The cosmological articulation of sexuality 1. Masculine sexuality in Sumerian Literature 2. Femininity and Eroticism in Sumerian Literature Part II: Sources from the later second and first millennium Glossary Illustrations Bibliography

About the author

Dr Gwendolyn Leick

Summary

A fascinating book shedding light on the sexual culture of one of the earliest literate civilisations and provides a new contribution to current debates about sex, eroticism and gender.

Product details

• Authors: Dr Gwendolyn Leick, Gwendolyn Leick
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.10.1994
• EAN: 9780415065344
• ISBN: 978-0-415-06534-4
• No. of pages: 336
• Weight: 780 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; French, HEALTH & FITNESS / Sexuality, Mesopotamia, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, SELF-HELP / Sexual Instruction, LITERARY CRITICISM / Australian & Oceanian, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Sex & sexuality, sex manuals, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Sex and sexuality: advice and issues, Oceanic & Polynesian languages, Oceanic and Polynesian languages