Daughters of Gaia : women in the ancient Mediterranean world / Bella Vivante.
Daughters of Gaia : women in the ancient Mediterranean world / Bella Vivante.
Daughters of Gaia : women in the ancient Mediterranean world / Bella Vivante.
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2006.
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Date
2006.
Call Numbers
G 2013/2083
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Ancient Mediterranean civilizations' timeline -- Introduction -- Ancient goddesses : the primacy of female divinity -- Sanctifying women's lives : ancient women's rituals -- A woman's life in ancient cultures -- Health and medicine -- From home to market : the economic bases of women's lives -- From...
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2006.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
"Beginning with powerful images of goddesses and of women's roles in the religious sphere, Daughters of Gaia details the foundations for women's activities in other social realms. While these four Mediterranean civilizations were distinctive, they also influenced each other through various forms of contact - trade, colonization, and war. Noting, as...
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Daughters of Gaia : women in the ancient Mediterranean world / Bella Vivante.
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Praeger series on the ancient world, 1932-1406.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REFN305.42091/5.
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Other version (online)
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G 2013/2083
Record Identifier
74VKJobRm3p3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJobRm3p3
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ISBN
0275982491 (alk. paper)
9780275982492 (alk. paper)
DDC
305.42091822
MMS ID
991022254129702626
