The historical enigma of the snake woman from antiquity to the 21st century /

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This book provides an exploration of the historical conditions that gradually defined subordinating symbols and conflictual values in social relations between the sexes. It reveals how snakes and the gelid eyes of Medusa--the archetypical snake-woman--have reverberated across the visual arts and wri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Giallongo, Angela (Autor)
Otros Autores: Forster, Anna C. (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
Temas:
Medusa > (Gorgon)
Women > Mythology.
Serpents > Mythology.
Femmes > Mythologie.
Serpents > Mythologie.
History of ideas.
Hoaxes & deceptions.
Gender studies, gender groups.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Serpents > Mythology
Women > Mythology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book provides an exploration of the historical conditions that gradually defined subordinating symbols and conflictual values in social relations between the sexes. It reveals how snakes and the gelid eyes of Medusa--the archetypical snake-woman--have reverberated across the visual arts and written sources throughout the ages in association with negative emotions: fear, anger, scorn and shame. The outcomes and implications of the disturbing correlation between the dangerous female gaze, the malignitas of the snake and the lethal power of menstruation that have been woven through the fabric.
Notas:Translated from the Italian: La donna serpente : storie di un enigma dall'antichità al XXI secolo. Bari, Italia : Dedalo, 2013.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 281 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-274) and index.
ISBN:9781527512139
1527512134

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