Sex and society in Grµco-Roman Egypt / / Dominic Montserrat

• Autore: Montserrat Dominic <1964-, >
• Pubblicazione: Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (270 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.7/0932
• Soggetto topico: Sex customs - Egypt - History
• Soggetto geografico: Egypt History Greco-Roman period, 332 B.C.-640 A.D
• Note generali: First published in 1963 by Kegan Paul International.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-232) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Sex and Society in Græco-Roman Egypt; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Conventions used in the text; 1. Fragments for a Sexual History of Græco-Roman Egypt; 2. The Social Body; 3. The Sensual Body; 4. Marriage, Morality and Divorce; 5. Sex for Sale; 6. Homosexuality; 7. Festivals of Licence; 8. Sex Magic; 9. The Culture of Sex; Bibliography; Index of passages cited translated or discussed; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Sexuality in the ancient world has received much scholarly attention in the last few years, but authors have tended to confine themselves to the literary sources from Greece and Rome. There has also been a concentration on issues of social dominance and control at the expense of analysing the emotional and experiential aspects of sexual life, for which Egypt is a unique source. This is the first comprehensive study of sex in ancient Egypt. It considers sex in its broadest sense, analysing not only the sexual practices of individual people but also the ways in which sexual activity was indiv
• Titolo autorizzato: Sex and society in Grµco-Roman Egypt
• ISBN: 1-136-76062-8; 0-429-23682-4; 1-283-84337-4; 1-136-76063-6; 0-203-82189-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810332603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II