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Constraints of desire ; the anthropology of sex and gender in ancient Greece

By Winkler , John J.

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1990
ISBN
0415901235, 978-0415901239
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16462120 bytes)
Series
New Ancient World Series
Pages
141\141
Time added
2015-02-20 11:50:27

Description

For centuries, classical scholars have intensely debated the "position of women" in classical Athens. Did women have a vast but informal power, or were they little better than slaves? Using methods developed from feminist anthropology, Winkler steps back from this narrowly framed question and puts it in the larger context of how sex and gender in ancient Greece were culturally constructed. His innovative approach uncovers the very real possibilities for female autonomy that existed in Greek society.

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