Women's Roles in Ancient Civilizations: A Reference Guide - Couverture souple

Vivante, Bella

 
9780313360756: Women's Roles in Ancient Civilizations: A Reference Guide

Synopsis

Knowledge about the roles of women in ancient civilizations has been limited to traditionally held notions, but recent discoveries and research have led to exciting insights into the great variety of ways in which women contributed to ancient cultures. This reference work, designed for student research, features lengthy essays and a wealth of new information about women's roles in twelve ancient civilizations around the world--China, India, Japan, Mesopotamia, the Levant, Egypt, West Africa, Greece, Rome, the Maya, the Inca, and Native North America.

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À propos de l?auteur

BELLA VIVANTE is Associate Professor in the Humanities Program at the University of Arizona. Her research has focused on women's roles in ancient Greek religion, drama, poetry, and society, and she has also performed in ancient Greek, including scenes at the famed ancient theatre at Epidauros in Greece. Her translation of Euripides' Helen in Women on the Edge: Four Plays by Euripides is forthcoming.

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9780313301278: Women's Roles in Ancient Civilizations: A Reference Guide

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ISBN 10 :  0313301271 ISBN 13 :  9780313301278
Editeur : Greenwood Press, 1999
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