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Gender, Manumission, and the Roman Freedwoman.
This book explores the institution of manumission - the freeing of slaves - in ancient Rome.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Gender, Manumission, and the Roman Freedwoman; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Gender, Sexuality, and the Status of Female Slaves; Honor-Shame and the Degradation of Female Slaves; The Sexual Integrity of Female Slaves in Roman Law; Female Slaves and Prostitution; The Household and Perceptions of Slave Sexuality; Conclusion; 2 Gender, Labor, and the Manumission of Female Slaves; The Work and Value of Female Slaves; The Decision to Manumit; Manumission and Female Citizenship; Conclusion; 3 The Patron-Freedwoman Relationship in Roman Law.
- Freedwomen's Obligations to Patrons: Gendered Forms of Obsequium and OperaeGuardianship (Tutela) and Inheritance Rights (Bona); Marriage and Consents to Marriage; Conclusion; 4 The Patron-Freedwoman Relationship in Funerary Inscriptions; Funerary Inscriptions and Legal Status; The Patron-Freedwoman Relationship; Patrons and Husbands; Conclusion; 5 The Slavish Free Woman and the Citizen Community; The Legal Standing of Freedwomen: An Equality of Respectability; The Problem with Ex-Slaves: The Slavish Freedwoman in Roman Literature; Marriage and the Transcendence of the Slavish Freedwoman.
- ConclusionConclusion; Appendix A: Approximate Dates for Jurists Mentioned in the Text; Appendix B : Inscriptions from CIL 6 Commemorating "Patrons" and "Husbands"; Appendix C : Inscriptions from CIL 6 Commemorating an Individual as "Patron and Husband" or "Freedwoman and Wife"; Inscriptions with "Patron and Husband" ("Husband" precedes "Patron"); Inscriptions with "Patron and Husband" ("Patron" precedes "Husband")25842884296253606788736877888449860495909609968; Inscriptions with "Freedwoman and Wife" ("Wife" precedes "Freedwoman")75157673117701216213491149301596516342164131820.
- Inscriptions with "Freedwoman and Wife" ("Freedwoman" precedes "Wife")Inscriptions with Split Status (One Individual Commemorated as "Patron/Freedwoman," the Other as "Husband/Wife"); Notes; Introduction; 1 Gender, Sexuality, and the Status of Female Slaves; 2 Gender, Labor, and the Manumission of Female Slaves; 3 The Patron-Freedwoman Relationship in Roman Law; 4 The Patron-Freedwoman Relationship in Funerary Inscriptions; 5 The Slavish Free Woman and the Citizen Community; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of Sources; Subject Index.