Sex and Eroticism in Mesopotamian Literature

Zusatztext 'In this excellent study! Gwendolyn Leick presents an extensive body of Sumerian an dAkkadian cuneiform poems! magic spells! myths and stories bearing on a wide range of sexual themes.'- Antiquity Informationen zum Autor Dr Gwendolyn Leick Klappentext Sex and Eroticism in Mesopotamian Literature is a new contribution to current debates about sex and eroticism. It gives an insight into Mesopotamian attitudes to sexuality by examining the oldest preserved written evidence on the subject - the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform sources - which were written between the 21st and the 5th centuries B.C. Using these long-neglected and often astonishing data, Gwendolyn Leick is able to anlayse Mesopotamian views of prostitution, love magic and deviant sexual behaviour as well as more general issues of sexuality and gender. This fascinating book sheds light on the sexual culture of one of the earliest literate civilisations. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Dr Gwendolyn Leick, Gwendolyn Leick, Gwendolyn (Chelsea College of Art and Desig Leick
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 17.04.2003
• EAN: 9780415311618
• ISBN: 978-0-415-31161-8
• Pages: 336
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Antiquité; 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