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Sex and eroticism in Mesopotamian literature /
A fascinating book shedding light on the sexual culture of one of the earliest literate civilisations and provides a new contribution to current debates about sex, eroticism and gender.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1994.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. I. The Sumero-Akkadian tradition of the third and early second millennia. 1. The Cosmological Articulation of Sexuality. 2. Masculine Sexuality in Sumerian Literature. 3. Enki and Ninhursaga: A Myth of Male Lust? 4. From Adolescence to Maturity: The Myth of Enlil and Ninlil. 5. Phallicism in Sumerian Literature. 6. Femininity and Eroticism in Sumerian Literature. 7. The Bridal Songs. 8. Inanna and her Brother. 9. Inanna Rejoicing in her Vulva. 10. 'My Consort, Maid Inanna, Lady, Voluptuousness of Heaven and Earth'. 11. 'Words of Seduction': Courtly Love Poetry. 12. The Rites of Divine Love. 13. L'Amour Libre or Sacred Prostitution? 14. Liminal Sexuality: Eunuchs, Homosexuals and the Common Prostitute
- pt. II. Sources from the later second and first millennia. 15. Eroticism in Akkadian Literature. 16. Ballads, Hymns and Dialogues: Akkadian Love Poetry. 17. Love Magic and Potency Incantations. 18. Problematic Aspects of Sexuality: Sin and Pollution.