1990, ISBN: 0674363205

[EAN: 9780674363205], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.5], [PU: Cambridge ; London : Harvard University Press], Jacket, 240 p. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time edi… More...

[EAN: 9780674363205], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.5], [PU: Cambridge ; London : Harvard University Press], Jacket, 240 p. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - A tear in the part of the dust jacket folded into the book, otherwise very good and clean. / Ein Riss im Schutzumschlag, wo er nach innen gefaltet ist, sonst sehr gut und sauber. - For centuries, scholars have mused over the meaning of the bizarre physical posture of the virgin priestess at Delphi. She delivered Apollo's oracles while seated on a raised tripod as vapors rose from the earth to her body. The image of prophecies taking shape inside a virginal body provides the starting point for this revealing exploration of the concept of the female body in Greece before the impact of Christianity. In an analysis drawing upon Greek drama, myths, vase paintings, religious practices, the philosophers, and the Hippocratic medical writings, Giulia Sissa draws striking conclusions about the classical conceptions of sexual purity and of the female body as vehicle and vessel. She argues persuasively that virginity, for the Greeks, was unrelated to the breaking of the hymen and was not irrevocably lost after sexual relations. Since Greek doctors believed sexual activity and childbearing to be important for good health in women, virginity and abstinence had to be explained in terms of some purpose, usually sacred; it was not a virtue in itself. Sissa's discussion of the differences between classical views and those of the Christian church fathers is illuminating. This pathbreaking essay on ancient sexuality focuses throughout on symbolism as well as on beliefs and conventions. The author's extensive research, fresh insights, and urbane style make this a book for anyone interested in ancient thought and society and in women's history. ISBN 9780674363205 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 450 Original hardcover with dust jacket., Books<

1990, ISBN: 9780674363205

Revealing Antiquity ; 3. 240 p. Original hardcover with dust jacket. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Trad… More...

Revealing Antiquity ; 3. 240 p. Original hardcover with dust jacket. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - A tear in the part of the dust jacket folded into the book, otherwise very good and clean. / Ein Riss im Schutzumschlag, wo er nach innen gefaltet ist, sonst sehr gut und sauber. - For centuries, scholars have mused over the meaning of the bizarre physical posture of the virgin priestess at Delphi. She delivered Apollo's oracles while seated on a raised tripod as vapors rose from the earth to her body. The image of prophecies taking shape inside a virginal body provides the starting point for this revealing exploration of the concept of the female body in Greece before the impact of Christianity. In an analysis drawing upon Greek drama, myths, vase paintings, religious practices, the philosophers, and the Hippocratic medical writings, Giulia Sissa draws striking conclusions about the classical conceptions of sexual purity and of the female body as vehicle and vessel. She argues persuasively that virginity, for the Greeks, was unrelated to the breaking of the hymen and was not irrevocably lost after sexual relations. Since Greek doctors believed sexual activity and childbearing to be important for good health in women, virginity and abstinence had to be explained in terms of some purpose, usually sacred; it was not a virtue in itself. Sissa's discussion of the differences between classical views and those of the Christian church fathers is illuminating. This pathbreaking essay on ancient sexuality focuses throughout on symbolism as well as on beliefs and conventions. The author's extensive research, fresh insights, and urbane style make this a book for anyone interested in ancient thought and society and in women's history. ISBN 9780674363205 Versand D: 3,00 EUR , [PU:Cambridge ; London : Harvard University Press,]<

1990, ISBN: 9780674363205

Harvard University Press, Gebundene Ausgabe, 240 Seiten, Publiziert: 1990-02-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 35.19 kg, Genderstudies, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Allgemein,… More...

Harvard University Press, Gebundene Ausgabe, 240 Seiten, Publiziert: 1990-02-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 35.19 kg, Genderstudies, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Allgemein, Klassische Antike, Epochen, Politik & Geschichte, Harvard University Press, 1990<

1990, ISBN: 0674363205

[EAN: 9780674363205], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 32.15], [PU: Harvard University Press], DJ spine faded, some edge tears. Clean unmarked interior. ; Revealing Antiquity; 8.4 X 5.… More...

[EAN: 9780674363205], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 32.15], [PU: Harvard University Press], DJ spine faded, some edge tears. Clean unmarked interior. ; Revealing Antiquity; 8.4 X 5.7 X 1.1 inches; 248 pages, Books<

1990, ISBN: 9780674363205

Hardcover, 0674363205., Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, DJ spine faded, some edge tears. Clean unmarked interior.; Revealing Antiquity; 8.4 X 5.7 X 1.1 inches; 248 pages., [PU: Harvard Uni… More...

Hardcover, 0674363205., Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, DJ spine faded, some edge tears. Clean unmarked interior.; Revealing Antiquity; 8.4 X 5.7 X 1.1 inches; 248 pages., [PU: Harvard University Press]<