Women of Babylon : Gender and Representation in Mesopotamia

ISBN-13: 9780415218306 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 224 str.

Zainab Bahrani

Opis

This historical study examines the concept of femininity in Assyro-Babylonian society. The author analyzes how the ancient culture of Mesopotamia defined gender and sexuality through visual representation.

Recenzje

'Women of Babylon is a sophisticated, stimulating and provocative study ... A brief review cannot do justice to the depth of Bahrani's analyses and the richness of her insights ... This is a landmark study.' - Journal of the American Oriental Society

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 Women/Sex/Gender; Chapter 2 Envisioning Difference; Chapter 3 The Metaphorics of the Body; Chapter 4 That Obscure Object of Desire; Chapter 5 Priestess and Princess; Chapter 6 A Woman’s Place; Chapter 7 Ishtar; Chapter 8 Babylonian Women in the Orientalist Imagination;

O autorze

Bahrani, Zainab