 |
|
|
Item Details
| Title:
|
A COMPANION TO WOMEN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
|
| By: |
Sharon Lynn James (Editor), Sheila Dillon (Editor) |
| Format: |
Other digital |
| List price:
|
£132.00 |
|
We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for
further information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
1118380630 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781118380635 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC |
| Pub. date: |
26 October, 2012 |
| Series: |
Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World |
| Pages: |
656 |
| Description: |
A Companion to Women in the Ancient World is the first interdisciplinary, methodologically-based collection of readings to address the study of women in the ancient world while weaving textual, visual, and archaeological evidence into its approach. |
| Synopsis: |
Selected by Choice as a 2012 Outstanding Academic Title Awarded a 2012 PROSE Honorable Mention as a Single Volume Reference/Humanities & Social Sciences A Companion to Women in the Ancient World presents an interdisciplinary, methodologically-based collection of newly-commissioned essays from prominent scholars on the study of women in the ancient world. * The first interdisciplinary, methodologically-based collection of readings to address the study of women in the ancient world * Explores a broad range of topics relating to women in antiquity, including: Mother-Goddess Theory; Women in Homer, Pre-Roman Italy, the Near East; Women and the Family, the State, and Religion; Dress and Adornment; Female Patronage; Hellenistic Queens; Imperial Women; Women in Late Antiquity; Early Women Saints; and many more * Thematically arranged to emphasize the importance of historical themes of continuity, development, and innovation * Reconsiders much of the well-known evidence and preconceived notions relating to women in antiquity * Includes contributions from many of the most prominent scholars associated with the study of women in antiquity |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
|
|
|
 |
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
A celebratory, inclusive and educational exploration of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr for both children that celebrate and children who want to understand and appreciate their peers who do.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|