{"product_id":"women-in-classical-antiquity-9781118413524","title":"Women in Classical Antiquity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn introduction to women and gender in the classical world that draws on the most recent research in the field\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen in Classical Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the important objects, events and concepts that combine to form a clear understanding of ancient Greek and Roman women and gender. Drawing on the most recent findings and research on the topic, the book offers an overview of the historical events, values, and institutions that are critical for appreciating and comparing the life situations of women across both cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author examines the lifecycle of women in ancient Greek and Rome beginning with how young females acquired the gendered characteristics necessary for adulthood. The text explores female adolescence, including concerns about virginity, medical views of the female body, religious roles, and education. Views of marriage, motherhood, sexual activity, adultery, and prostitution are also examined. In addition, the author explores how women exe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Charts xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Boxes xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline of the Classical World xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps xxix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Approaches to Women and Gender in Classical Antiquity 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Ancient Greek and Roman Sources 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Gender in Context: Social Identity in the Ancient World 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Critical Approaches 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Structuralism 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Psychoanalytic Criticism 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Feminist Criticism 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Cultural Criticism 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Conclusion 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreece 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Introduction to Ancient Greece 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Greece in the Bronze Age: Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Iron Age 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 The Rise of the Polis in the Archaic Period 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Athens and the Classical Period 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Conclusion 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Greek Family and Household 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Oikos: Family and Household 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Greek Domestic Space 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Textile Production: Women’s Work 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Growing Up Female in the Greek Family 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 The Ritual Activities of Girls 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 The Family in Ancient Sparta 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Conclusion 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Female Adolescence in Greece 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Medical Views of Female Adolescence 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Aidos: Protecting Purity 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Nausicaa: A Teenage Girl in a Heroic World 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Choruses of Young Girls 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Brides of Death 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 The Greek Wedding 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Conclusion 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Greek Marriage and Motherhood 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Pandora: The Ambiguity of Wives 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Aphrodite: The Power of Female Sexuality 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Virtuous Wives: Penelope and Alcestis 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 How to Train a Wife 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 The Legal Status of Athenian Women 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Pregnancy and Childbirth 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Mothers and Children 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Conclusion 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Adultery and Prostitution in Greece 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Eros Unbound 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Helen: Archetype of Adultery 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Adultery and Athenian Law 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Desperate Housewives 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Courtesans and Prostitutes 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Conclusion 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Women, Religion, and Authority in Greece 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Older Women 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Women as Ritual Agents 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Priestesses 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Women‐Only Religious Festivals 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Women and Funerary Ritual 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Conclusion 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterlude: Women in the Hellenistic World 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Women in the Hellenistic World 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 The Rise of Macedon and Alexander the Great 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Olympias: Mother of Alexander 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 The Spread of Hellenism 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Women and Hellenistic Literature 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Aphrodite and the Female Nude 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Traces of Women in Hellenistic Egypt 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Ptolemaic Queens: Arsinoe II 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Ptolemaic Queens: Berenice II 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.9 Conclusion 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRome 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 An Introduction to Ancient Rome 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Roman Foundation Myth 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 The Early Republic 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Expansion of Roman Rule 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Roman Spectacles 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 The Collapse of the Republic 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Julius Caesar 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 The Transition to Empire 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Augustus and Imperial Rome 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Conclusion 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 The Roman Family and Household 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Familia and Domus 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 The Family of Augustus 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Roman Domestic Space 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Lanificium: Women’s Work 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Growing Up Female in the Roman Family 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Girls and Roman Religion 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Educating Girls 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Conclusion 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Female Adolescence in Rome 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Pudicitia: Protecting Purity 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Medical Views of Female Adolescence 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Age at First Marriage 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Adolescent Girls in Roman Religion 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Virgo Docta 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 The Roman Wedding 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Conclusion 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Roman Marriage and Motherhood 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Marriage and Property 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Divorce, Roman Style 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Cultus: The Art of Self‐Fashioning 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Managing the Household 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Roman Views of Contraception and Abortion 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Childbirth and Nursing 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Mothers and Children 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 Conclusion 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Adultery and Female Prostitution in Rome 231\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Clodia Metelli: A Woman of Pleasure 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Women in Latin Love Elegy 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 The Augustan Law Against Adultery 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Concubines 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Female Prostitution 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Conclusion 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Women and Public Life in Rome 249\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Benefactors and Businesswomen 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Female Political Protests 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Women and Roman Religion 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Priestesses 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Matronal Cults 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Women and Foreign Cults 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 Conclusion 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 273\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons 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