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Women in Ancient Societies

An Illusion of the Night

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  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. Léonie J. Archer

    1. Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, UK

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  2. Susan Fischler

    1. University of Birmingham, UK

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  3. Maria Wyke

    1. University College, London, UK

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Gender Bias in Archaeology

    • Lucia Nixon
    Pages 1-23

  3. Women in Ancient Egyptian Wisdom Literature

    • Annette Depla
    Pages 24-52

  4. Notions of Community and the Exclusion of the Female in Jewish History and Historiography

    • Léonie J. Archer
    Pages 53-69

  5. The Problem of Women Philosophers in Ancient Greece

    • Richard Hawley
    Pages 70-87

  6. An Ancient Theory of Gender: Plato and the Pythagorean Table

    • Sabina Lovibond
    Pages 88-101

  7. Producing Woman: Hippocratic Gynaecology

    • Helen King
    Pages 102-114

  8. Social Stereotypes and Historical Analysis: The Case of the Imperial Women at Rome

    • Susan Fischler
    Pages 115-133

  9. Woman in the Mirror: The Rhetoric of Adornment in the Roman World

    • Maria Wyke
    Pages 134-151

  10. Early Christianity and the Discourse of Female Desire

    • Averil Cameron
    Pages 152-168

  11. Reading Between the Lines: Sarah and the Sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis, Chapter 22)

    • Sebastian Brock
    Pages 169-180

  12. Public and Private Forms of Religious Commitment among Byzantine Women

    • Judith Herrin
    Pages 181-203

  13. Women in Anglo-Saxon Poetry

    • Fiona Gameson
    Pages 204-232

  14. Recycling Ancient Material: An Orthodox View of Hindu Women

    • Julia Leslie
    Pages 233-251

  15. The Witch and The Wife: A Comparative Study of Theocritus, Idyll 2, Simonides, Idyll 15 and Fatal Attraction

    • Laura Gibbs-Wichrowska
    Pages 252-268

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 269-308
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This collection of essays represents research currently being undertaken on women's lives and their representations in various ancient societies. It provides a forum for the exchange and development of ideas and methods at a crucial period in the growth of women's studies in the UK.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, UK

    Léonie J. Archer

  • University of Birmingham, UK

    Susan Fischler

  • University College, London, UK

    Maria Wyke

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