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Motherhood in Antiquity
Dana Cooper (Ed.)
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Description for Motherhood in Antiquity
Hardback. Editor(s): Cooper, Dana; Phelan, Claire. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3D; DSBB; HBLA; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This edited collection examines concepts and realities of motherhood in the ancient world. The collection uses essays on the Roman Empire, Mesoamerica, the Philippines, Egypt, and India to emphasize the concept of motherhood as a worldwide phenomenon and experience. While covering a wide geographical range, the editors arranged the collection thematically to explore themes including the relationship between the mother, particularly ruling mothers, and children and the mother in real life and legend. Some essays explore related issues, such as adaptation and child custody after divorce in ancient Egypt and the mother in religious culture of late antiquity and the ... Read more
This edited collection examines concepts and realities of motherhood in the ancient world. The collection uses essays on the Roman Empire, Mesoamerica, the Philippines, Egypt, and India to emphasize the concept of motherhood as a worldwide phenomenon and experience. While covering a wide geographical range, the editors arranged the collection thematically to explore themes including the relationship between the mother, particularly ruling mothers, and children and the mother in real life and legend. Some essays explore related issues, such as adaptation and child custody after divorce in ancient Egypt and the mother in religious culture of late antiquity and the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
267
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319489018
SKU
V9783319489018
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Ref
99-15
About Dana Cooper (Ed.)
Dana Cooper is Professor of History at Stephen F. Austin State University, USA. Claire Phelan is an Associate Professor at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, USA. She regularly teaches courses on women's history and presents on issues relating to gender at professional conferences.
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