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A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities /

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 holisticallyDiscusses Greece and Rome in each chap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hubbard, Thomas K. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.
Colección:Blackwell companions to the ancient world.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Foreword
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • Note on Ancient Greek Words, Names, and Titles
  • Chapter 1: Feminist Theory
  • In the Beginning
  • Manifestations of Gender
  • Greek and Roman: Contrasts and Consequences
  • Guide to Further Reading
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Studies of Ancient Masculinity
  • Introduction
  • Greece
  • Rome
  • Conclusion
  • Guide to Further Reading
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Desirability and the Body
  • Artists and the Ideal Human FigureBeauty, Desire, and the Viewer
  • Guide to Further Reading
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Foucault's History of Sexuality and the Discipline of Classics
  • The Shifting Ground of Foucault's History
  • Volume 1: Sexuality as a Product of Discourse
  • Volumes 2 and 3: The Turn to Problematization
  • Classicists Discipline Foucault
  • Where Now?
  • Guide to Further Reading
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Greek and Roman Marriage
  • Greek Marriage in Archaic and Classical Greece
  • Greek Marriage in Hellenistic Times
  • Roman MarriageGuide to Further Reading
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Prostitution: Controversies and New Approaches
  • Introduction: Problems of Evidence
  • Athens
  • Rome
  • Guide to Further Reading
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Ancient Pederasty: An Introduction
  • Introduction
  • Sources of Evidence
  • Questions of Interpretation
  • Guide to Further Reading
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Peer Homosexuality
  • Adolescent Love
  • Lesbian Love
  • Adult Love
  • Guide to Further Reading
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Female HomoeroticismIntroduction: Female Homosexuality Is a Heuristic Category
  • Greece: Passionate Eros or Indifference
  • Rome and Graeco-Roman Culture: Satire, Rejection and Humor
  • Conclusion: Female Homoeroticism Reveals Ancient Gender Systems
  • Guide to Further Reading
  • References
  • Chapter 10: From Ascesis to Sexual Renunciation
  • Introduction
  • Three Asexual Goddesses
  • Sexual Purity in Greek Religion
  • The Strange Case of the Euripidean Hippolytus
  • Sexual Renunciation in Late Ancient Christian Writings: Ascetic Foundations
  • Unveiled Virgins and Unmanned Ascetics: Late Ancient DevelopmentsMotivations and Aspirations: Virginity's Just Deserts
  • Conclusion
  • Guide to Further Reading
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 11: Sexual Abuse and Sexual Rights: Slaves' Erotic Experience at Athens and Rome
  • Athens
  • Rome
  • Guide to Further Reading
  • References
  • Chapter 12: Sumposion
  • Introduction
  • Sumposion and City
  • Pederasty
  • Prostitution
  • Conclusion
  • Guide to Further Reading
  • References
  • Chapter 13: Sexuality in Greek and Roman Religion