The Resource Women in the ancient world, Jenifer Neils
Women in the ancient world, Jenifer Neils
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- Summary
- In this book, the author offers an overview of the roles of women in the ancient societies of Greece, Rome, Egypt, and the Near East. Sifting through a range of evidence from written and material culture, and focusing in particular on visual imagery, she traces the parameters of women's real lives, as distinct from the stereotypical ways in which they were often portrayed. After examining their traditional functions as wives and mothers, the author presents evidence of women's participation in the public and religious spheres. Juxtapositions comparing images and attitudes of each society reveal whether the women portrayed are meant to be examples of perfect femininity or the object of scorn, faithful wives or untouchable priestesses, or high-living prostitutes. Depictions of goddesses and the dress and adornments of women are analyzed for what they divulge about ideals of feminine beauty and attitudes toward female nudity. The text is contains many quotations from contemporary sources that reveal details about women in the ancient world, often with surprising resonance for our own time. The illustrations, many specially commissioned, include public art and domestic artifacts such as sculptures, wall and mummy case paintings, engravings, silver objects, and jewelry
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 216 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
-
- Real women: an introduction
- Female stereotypes
- Mothers and mourners
- Working women
- The body beautiful
- Women and religion
- Royal women
- Isbn
- 9781606060919
- Label
- Women in the ancient world
- Title
- Women in the ancient world
- Statement of responsibility
- Jenifer Neils
- Subject
-
- Altertum
- Mödrar
- Women -- Social life and customs
- Alter Orient
- History, Ancient
- Griechenland (Altertum)
- Römisches Reich
- Women -- Social life and customs
- History
- History, Ancient
- Kropp
- Sorg
- Alter Orient
- Geschichte
- Frau (Motiv)
- Kunst
- Konstvetenskap -- kvinnobilden
- Religion
- To 500
- Kvinnor -- historia -- forntiden
- Women -- History -- To 500
- Levnadsförhållanden -- antiken
- Geschichte.
- Frau (Motiv)
- Kunst
- Women
- Griechenland (Altertum)
- Women -- Social conditions
- Römisches Reich
- Altertum
- Women in art
- Women -- Social conditions
- Women in art
- Kvinnor i konsten
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In this book, the author offers an overview of the roles of women in the ancient societies of Greece, Rome, Egypt, and the Near East. Sifting through a range of evidence from written and material culture, and focusing in particular on visual imagery, she traces the parameters of women's real lives, as distinct from the stereotypical ways in which they were often portrayed. After examining their traditional functions as wives and mothers, the author presents evidence of women's participation in the public and religious spheres. Juxtapositions comparing images and attitudes of each society reveal whether the women portrayed are meant to be examples of perfect femininity or the object of scorn, faithful wives or untouchable priestesses, or high-living prostitutes. Depictions of goddesses and the dress and adornments of women are analyzed for what they divulge about ideals of feminine beauty and attitudes toward female nudity. The text is contains many quotations from contemporary sources that reveal details about women in the ancient world, often with surprising resonance for our own time. The illustrations, many specially commissioned, include public art and domestic artifacts such as sculptures, wall and mummy case paintings, engravings, silver objects, and jewelry
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1950-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Neils, Jenifer
- Dewey number
- 305.409/01
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HQ1127
- LC item number
- .N45 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Women
- Women
- Women
- Women in art
- History, Ancient
- Women in art
- History, Ancient
- Women
- Women
- Women
- Altertum
- Frau (Motiv)
- Kunst
- Alter Orient
- Griechenland (Altertum)
- Römisches Reich
- Levnadsförhållanden
- Konstvetenskap
- Mödrar
- Religion
- Sorg
- Kropp
- Altertum
- Frau (Motiv)
- Kunst
- Alter Orient
- Griechenland (Altertum)
- Römisches Reich
- Kvinnor
- Kvinnor i konsten
- Label
- Women in the ancient world, Jenifer Neils
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Real women: an introduction -- Female stereotypes -- Mothers and mourners -- Working women -- The body beautiful -- Women and religion -- Royal women
- Control code
- ocn710816299
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 216 pages
- Isbn
- 9781606060919
- Lccn
- 2011011963
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781606060919
- (OCoLC)710816299
- Label
- Women in the ancient world, Jenifer Neils
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Real women: an introduction -- Female stereotypes -- Mothers and mourners -- Working women -- The body beautiful -- Women and religion -- Royal women
- Control code
- ocn710816299
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 216 pages
- Isbn
- 9781606060919
- Lccn
- 2011011963
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781606060919
- (OCoLC)710816299
Subject
- Alter Orient
- Alter Orient
- Altertum
- Altertum
- Frau (Motiv)
- Frau (Motiv)
- Geschichte
- Geschichte.
- Griechenland (Altertum)
- Griechenland (Altertum)
- History
- History, Ancient
- History, Ancient
- Konstvetenskap -- kvinnobilden
- Kropp
- Kunst
- Kunst
- Kvinnor -- historia -- forntiden
- Kvinnor i konsten
- Levnadsförhållanden -- antiken
- Mödrar
- Religion
- Römisches Reich
- Römisches Reich
- Sorg
- To 500
- Women
- Women -- History -- To 500
- Women -- Social conditions
- Women -- Social conditions
- Women -- Social life and customs
- Women -- Social life and customs
- Women in art
- Women in art
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