Women and modesty in late antiquity / Kate Wilkinson.
Women and modesty in late antiquity / Kate Wilkinson.
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G 2016/122
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English
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ix, 174 pages ; 24 cm.
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text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction -- 1. Spectacular modesty -- 2. Apparel, identity, and agency: Demetrias dresses herself -- 3. Publicity and domesticity -- 4. The modest mouth -- 5. Performance anxiety: hypocrisy and sincerity in the performance of modesty -- 6. Modest agencies -- Conclusion.
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England
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"Goths invaded Rome in 410 AD, and like many aristocratic families, a household of three wealthy, Christian senatorial women fled across the Mediterranean to their land holdings in North Africa. They bore the name Anici, one of the oldest, richest and most respected Roman clans. The family matriarch Proba and her daughter-in-law Juliana, both widow...
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Women and modesty in late antiquity / Kate Wilkinson.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/122
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74VKzDRvM6Al
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzDRvM6Al
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ISBN
1107030277 (hardback)
9781107030275 (hardback)
DDC
305.4
MMS ID
991023339589702626
