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IMAGES OF WOMAN AND CHILD FROM THE BRONZE AGE
RECONSIDERING FERTILITY, MATERNITY, AND GENDER IN THE ANCIENT WORLD |
| By: |
Stephanie Lynn Budin |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£47.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1107660327 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781107660328 |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
21 April, 2014 |
| Pages: |
396 |
| Description: |
This book is a study of the woman-and-child motif - known as the kourotrophos - as it appeared in the Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean. |
| Synopsis: |
This book is a study of the woman-and-child motif - known as the kourotrophos - as it appeared in the Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean. Stephanie Lynn Budin argues that, contrary to many current beliefs, the image was not a universal symbol of maternity or a depiction of a mother goddess. In most of the ancient world, kourotrophic iconography was relatively rare in comparison to other images of women and served a number of different symbolic functions, ranging from honoring the king of Egypt to adding strength to magical spells to depicting scenes of daily life. This work provides an in-depth examination of ancient kourotrophoi and engages with a variety of debates that they have spawned, including their role in the rise of patriarchy and what they say about ancient constructions of gender. |
| Illustrations: |
46 b/w illus. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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