[PDF.69la] The Constraints of Desire: The Anthropology of Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece (New Ancient World Series)

The Constraints of Desire: The Anthropology of Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece (New Ancient World Series)

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 | #1643552 in Books |  John Winkler |  1989-12-15 |  1990-03-22 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.50 x.64 x5.50l,.86 | File type: PDF | 282 pages

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||7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.| A hugely important work on sexuality and gender in the Classical World|By Customer|Since the previous reviewer loved the book, but his review was deemed somewhat unhelpful (I thought it was fine), I thought I'd add a bit. This book pretty much kickstarted the exploration of sexuality and gender in the Classical World. There were other works before it, particularly on gender, b| |"The entire work is an excellent one for courses on women in antiquity. . . History courses will profit from the section on male sexuality in classical Athens. . . this sophisticated and valuable work is accessible to a very wide audience."|-"Classical World |

For centuries, classical scholars have intensely debated the "position of women" in classical Athens. Did women have a vast but informal power, or were they little better than slaves? Using methods developed from feminist anthropology, Winkler steps back from this narrowly framed question and puts it in the larger context of how sex and gender in ancient Greece were culturally constructed. His innovative approach uncovers the very real possibilities for female autonomy ...

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