Becoming a Woman and Mother in Greco-Roman Egypt - Womens Bodies, Society and Domestic Space

Summary

Becoming a Woman and Mother in Greco-Roman Egypt shows how Greek, Roman, Jewish and Near Eastern cultures impacted on the social perception of female puberty, childbirth and menstruation in Greco-Roman Egypt from the 3rd century B.C. to the 3rd century A.D.

Product details

• Authors: Ada Nifosi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367731823
• ISBN: 978-0-367-73182-3
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Medicine and the Body in Antiquity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; HISTORY / Ancient / General, History of Medicine, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Byzantine Empire