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Patriarchal Moments: Reading Patriarchal Texts
Cesare Cuttica
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Description for Patriarchal Moments: Reading Patriarchal Texts
Paperback. Series: Textual Moments in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 401.
Patriarchalism is omnipresent in Western culture and it pervades the texts that have shaped this culture. From the creation story in the Bible to the ancient authors, from the Church fathers to the treatises of Enlightenment philosophers, right up to modern fiction, male authority over women, children and other dependents has shaped the nature of human relationships and the discourses about these relationships. This collection of short essays offers fresh and novel readings of key texts in the history of patriarchalism as a concept of power. The texts selected are from political, religious and literary ... Read more
Patriarchalism is omnipresent in Western culture and it pervades the texts that have shaped this culture. From the creation story in the Bible to the ancient authors, from the Church fathers to the treatises of Enlightenment philosophers, right up to modern fiction, male authority over women, children and other dependents has shaped the nature of human relationships and the discourses about these relationships. This collection of short essays offers fresh and novel readings of key texts in the history of patriarchalism as a concept of power. The texts selected are from political, religious and literary ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Textual Moments in the History of Political Thought
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472589156
SKU
V9781472589156
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About Cesare Cuttica
Cesare Cuttica is Lecturer in British History at the University of Paris 8-Vincennes, France. Gaby Mahlberg is an independent scholar based in Berlin, Germany.
Reviews for Patriarchal Moments: Reading Patriarchal Texts
[This] volume should prove to be a useful and well-priced addition to any undergraduate course dealing with the contours of patriarchal power in the western world. The passages chosen are all relevant and interesting, and student readers will find the short essays lively and easily digestible.
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
This excellent, wide-ranging collection of essays by leading ... Read more
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
This excellent, wide-ranging collection of essays by leading ... Read more