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Léonie J. Archer (Research Fellow in Energy and the Environment)⁰,
Susan Fischler (Lecturer in Ancient History)¹,
Maria Wyke (Honorary Research Fellow)²

Léonie J. Archer
1. Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, UK
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1. University of Birmingham, UK
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1. University College, London, UK
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Table of contents (14 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-xx

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Gender Bias in Archaeology
- Lucia Nixon
Pages 1-23
Women in Ancient Egyptian Wisdom Literature
- Annette Depla
Pages 24-52
Notions of Community and the Exclusion of the Female in Jewish History and Historiography
- Léonie J. Archer
Pages 53-69
The Problem of Women Philosophers in Ancient Greece
- Richard Hawley
Pages 70-87
An Ancient Theory of Gender: Plato and the Pythagorean Table
- Sabina Lovibond
Pages 88-101
Producing Woman: Hippocratic Gynaecology
- Helen King
Pages 102-114
Social Stereotypes and Historical Analysis: The Case of the Imperial Women at Rome
- Susan Fischler
Pages 115-133
Woman in the Mirror: The Rhetoric of Adornment in the Roman World
- Maria Wyke
Pages 134-151
Early Christianity and the Discourse of Female Desire
- Averil Cameron
Pages 152-168
Reading Between the Lines: Sarah and the Sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis, Chapter 22)
- Sebastian Brock
Pages 169-180
Public and Private Forms of Religious Commitment among Byzantine Women
- Judith Herrin
Pages 181-203
Women in Anglo-Saxon Poetry
- Fiona Gameson
Pages 204-232
Recycling Ancient Material: An Orthodox View of Hindu Women
- Julia Leslie
Pages 233-251
The Witch and The Wife: A Comparative Study of Theocritus, Idyll 2, Simonides, Idyll 15 and Fatal Attraction
- Laura Gibbs-Wichrowska
Pages 252-268
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Pages 269-308

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This collection of essays represents research currently being undertaken on women's lives and their representations in various ancient societies. It provides a forum for the exchange and development of ideas and methods at a crucial period in the growth of women's studies in the UK.

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Editors and Affiliations

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, UK

Léonie J. Archer
University of Birmingham, UK

Susan Fischler
University College, London, UK

Maria Wyke

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Book Title: Women in Ancient Societies
Book Subtitle: An Illusion of the Night
Editors: Léonie J. Archer, Susan Fischler, Maria Wyke
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23336-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1994
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-23336-6Published: 01 April 1994
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 308
Topics: Feminism, Cultural Studies, World History, Global and Transnational History, Ancient History

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Front Matter

Gender Bias in Archaeology

Women in Ancient Egyptian Wisdom Literature

Notions of Community and the Exclusion of the Female in Jewish History and Historiography

The Problem of Women Philosophers in Ancient Greece

An Ancient Theory of Gender: Plato and the Pythagorean Table

Producing Woman: Hippocratic Gynaecology

Social Stereotypes and Historical Analysis: The Case of the Imperial Women at Rome

Woman in the Mirror: The Rhetoric of Adornment in the Roman World

Early Christianity and the Discourse of Female Desire

Reading Between the Lines: Sarah and the Sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis, Chapter 22)

Public and Private Forms of Religious Commitment among Byzantine Women

Women in Anglo-Saxon Poetry

Recycling Ancient Material: An Orthodox View of Hindu Women

The Witch and The Wife: A Comparative Study of Theocritus, Idyll 2, Simonides, Idyll 15 and Fatal Attraction

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Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, UK

University of Birmingham, UK

University College, London, UK

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