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Book Synopsis
Inspired by anthropological writing on reciprocity and kinship, this book applies the idea of gendered wealth to ancient Greek myth for the first time, and also highlights the importance of the sister-brother bond in the Classical world.

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In this compact and engaging book, Lyons adds to a sophisticated and growing body of work on Greek myth, literature, and culture in terms of the theory and cross-cultural study of exchange and the gift. * New England Classical Journal *

Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note to the Reader
  • Introduction
    • Chapter One: Gender and Exchange
    • Chapter Two: Marriage and the Circulation of Women
    • Chapter Three: Women in Homeric Exchange
    • Chapter Four: Women and Exchange in the Odyssey: From Gifts to Givers
    • Chapter Five: Tragic Gifts
    • Chapter Six: A Family Romance
    • Chapter Seven: Conclusion: The Gender of Reciprocity
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Dangerous Gifts Gender and Exchange in Ancient

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      Publisher University of Texas Press
      Published 1 June 2012
      ISBN-13 9780292754331
      978-0292754331
      ISBN-10 0292754337
      Also in:
      Gender studies, gender groups

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Inspired by anthropological writing on reciprocity and kinship, this book applies the idea of gendered wealth to ancient Greek myth for the first time, and also highlights the importance of the sister-brother bond in the Classical world.

      Trade Review
      In this compact and engaging book, Lyons adds to a sophisticated and growing body of work on Greek myth, literature, and culture in terms of the theory and cross-cultural study of exchange and the gift. * New England Classical Journal *

      Table of Contents
      • List of Illustrations
      • Acknowledgments
      • Note to the Reader
      • Introduction
        • Chapter One: Gender and Exchange
        • Chapter Two: Marriage and the Circulation of Women
        • Chapter Three: Women in Homeric Exchange
        • Chapter Four: Women and Exchange in the Odyssey: From Gifts to Givers
        • Chapter Five: Tragic Gifts
        • Chapter Six: A Family Romance
        • Chapter Seven: Conclusion: The Gender of Reciprocity
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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