Sex and sensuality in the ancient world / Giulia Sissa ; translated by George Staunton.
Sex and sensuality in the ancient world / Giulia Sissa ; translated by George Staunton.
Sex and sensuality in the ancient world / Giulia Sissa ; translated by George Staunton.
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New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2008.
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N306.70937/1
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English
Italian
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Physical content
viii, 224 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
pt. 1. Eros the tyrant. Desire ; Pleasure ; Bodies ; Relationships -- pt. 2. Mollis amor - unmanly love -- pt. 3. Perversa voluntas - deviant inclination.
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Publisher
New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2008.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c2008.
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Summary
"In this book Giulia Sissa looks at sensuality and sexual desire in the Greek, Roman and early Christian worlds, demonstrating how modern concepts of sexuality emerge from the practices and theories of the ancient world. In contrast to other recent scholars, Sissa emphasizes the centrality of heterosexual desire and passion in the classical period,...
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Sex and sensuality in the ancient world / Giulia Sissa ; translated by George Staunton.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-213) and index.
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Translated from the Italian.
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c2008.
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N306.70937/1
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74VM0AKmG8Ld
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ISBN
030010880X (hbk.)
9780300108804 (hbk.)
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306.70937
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991001823949702626
