Constraints of Desire The Anthropology of Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece

Name: Constraints of Desire The Anthropology of Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece
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ISBN: 9780415901239

ISBN-10: 0415901235

ISBN-13: 9780415901239

Edition: 1990

Authors: John J. Winkler

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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 that existed in Greek society.

Book details

List price: $48.95
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/13/1989
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 282
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Preface


Abbreviations


Introduction



Andres



Unnatural Acts: Erotic Protocols in Artemidoros' Dream Analysis



Laying Down the Law: The Oversight of Men's Sexual Behavior in Classical Athens



The Constraints of Desire: Erotic Magical Spells


Interlude: Reading Against the Grain



The Education of Chloe: Hidden Injuries of Sex



Gunaikes



Penelope's Cunning and Homer's



Double Consciousness in Sappho's Lyrics



The Laughter of the Oppressed: Demeter and the Gardens of Adonis



Translation of Artemidoros 1.78-80



Phusis and Natura Meaning "Genitals"


Notes


Bibliography


Index of Passages Discussed


General Index