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Ideal for students, academics, and readers interested in classical studies, ancient sexuality, gender history, and the cultural intersections of Greece and Rome.
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See moreA Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities presents a comprehensive collection of original essays relating to aspects of gender and sexuality in the classical world.
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A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities presents a comprehensive collection of original essays relating to aspects of gender and sexuality in the classical world.
Views the various practices and discursive contexts of sexuality systematically and holistically.
Discusses Greece and Rome in each chapter, with sensitivity to the continuities and differences between the two classical civilisations.
Addresses the classical influence on the understanding of later ages and religion.
Covers artistic and literary genres, various social environments of sexual conduct, and the technical disciplines of medicine, magic, physiognomy, and dream interpretation.
Features contributions from more than 40 top international scholars.
Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
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This volume offers a thought-provoking and extensive overview of ancient sexuality, appealing to both newcomers and specialists. It provides up-to-date and authoritative essays that invite further scholarly debate and research, with a notable breadth of evidence and insightful questions posed to the sources. The collection is also well-suited for teaching and academic courses on the topic.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781405195720
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 27 December 2013
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Contributors:
- Edited by Thomas K. Hubbard
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 36.0mm
Width: 179.0mm
Height: 253.0mm
Weight: 1479g
Pages: 680
About the Author
Thomas K. Hubbard is Professor of Classics and holder of the Mary Helen Thompson Centennial Professorship in the Humanities at the University of Texas, Austin. He is the editor of Greek Love Reconsidered (2000) and Homosexuality in Greece and Rome: A Sourcebook of Basic Documents (2003), and the author of numerous articles on ancient sexuality.
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