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Women of Babylon 1st Edition

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Representations of sexual difference (whether visual or textual) have become an area of much theoretical concern and investigation in recent feminist scholarship. Yet although a wide range of relevant evidence survives from the ancient Near East, it has been exceptional for those studying women in the ancient world to stray outside the traditional bounds of Greece and Rome.
Women of Babylon is a much-needed historical/art historical study that investigates the concepts of femininity which prevailed in Assyro-Babylonian society. Zainab Bahrani's detailed analysis of how the culture of ancient Mesopotamia defined sexuality and gender roles both in, and through, representation is enhanced by a rich selection of visual material extending from 6500 BC - 1891 AD. Professor Bahrani also investigates the ways in which women of the ancient Near East have been perceived in classical scholarship up to the nineteenth century.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0415619386
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0415619387
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publication date
    January 31, 2011
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    6.14 x 0.52 x 9.21 inches
  7. Print length
    228 pages
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'Women of Babylon is a sophisticated, stimulating and provocative study ... A brief review cannot do justice to the depth of Bahrani's analyses and the richness of her insights ... This is a landmark study.' - Journal of the American Oriental Society

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (January 31, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 228 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0415619386
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0415619387
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 0.52 x 9.21 inches
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    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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2.0 out of 5 stars Academia at its worst
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I'm an "academic" myself, but this book is unreadable. What does Freud have to do with the role of women in that ancient culture? Maybe a total of five interesting pages that you must laboriously pluck from a welter of theoretical bombast.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book examining women in Near Eastern representation
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2012
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This impressive book is the accumulation of considered thought, and incorporates a front section placing the issues within theoretic context which may be of relevance to university scholars.

It is well-researched and considered, engaging reading for those interested in the analysis of representations of women in ancient art more generally, as well as the Near East Mesopotamia / Sumeria specifically.
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