Hello everyone- I'm currently researching the representation of female sexuality in the time of Propertius/ Ovid etc for my PhD. I was wondering if anyone ...
A classic is: Kiefer, Otto. 1934. Sexual life in Ancient Rome. Lodon: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. Regards Stefan Fischer...
Stefan Fischer
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Apr 21, 2005 8:13 am
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Well, "sinful" is a problematic word to use, because "sin" is a Christian rather than a pagan concept. Certainly, though, there's a strong sense of women as...
Hi, I'd add that Diotima (http://www.stoa.org/diotima/) is an excellent place to start looking for bibliography and helpful essays. Also that Kiefer is really...
Fogel, Jerise
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Apr 21, 2005 8:36 pm
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Dear Dr. Sutherland, I would like to receive the attachment. Thank you, H A Alcaro Independent Scholar on Women's Issues...
Of course, there are the (now classic) studies by Amy Richlin. In particular I have found The Garden of Priapus to be helpful. I find, however, that some of...
MillerJimE@...
Apr 24, 2005 12:34 am
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Hi Nick: Sorry this so late. I 'm excited that you included Armenia in your studies. You might want to try Iranica.com for Armenian links..strange as this may...
Dear Dr. Sutherland: I would like a copy of the attachment as well. I am fascinated by this subject and came across this topic in a women's study class in...
The question that started this (interesting) discussion was about women of Rome. There's also a book about the role of women in Greece: Bruce S. Thornton,...
Harriet Imrey
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Apr 24, 2005 2:43 am
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If you're interested in Armenia, one great reference is George A. Bournoutian, A History of the Armenian People, Volume I, Pre-History to 1500 AD (Costa Mesa...
Harriet Imrey
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Apr 24, 2005 2:44 am
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For a related work, See Gale Yee, Poor Banished Children of Eve: Woman as Evil in the Hebrew Bible. Chris Franke College of St Catherine St Paul, MN [Non-text...
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Apr 24, 2005 1:16 pm
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A relatively recent book which I haven't seen mentioned here (but which is almost certainly on Dr. Sutherland's bibliography) is the collection Roman...
Hi, Arlene, This is the full dump of what I get if I type "women OR sexuality" into my database's search panel. I haven't sorted for quality. Let me know if ...
oo, *sorry*, I really did not mean to post that enormous file to the whole list... ES Elizabeth H. Sutherland Associate Professor and Associate Head Dept. of...
Wow! Thank you everyone for the suggestions- it has been wonderful. Perhaps I should have been more succinct as to my research area though as my use of...
Hi everyone, For the person needing help with ancient sexuality with Romans. I know of a professor in Bath, England who may be able to give you some...
And then there is Inanna. Shouldn't any discussion of the attitudes of women towards sexuality begin with Sumerian sources. "Inanna:Queen of Heaven and Earth"...
Call for Papers for Volume 10 (2006) ANISTORITON Journal (in English). ANISTORITON was founded in 1997 and is a peer-reviewed Internet and CD-ROM Journal of...
From Discovery.com: Prostitution in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and Israel was glorified or mildly tolerated, according to a new analysis of "the world's...
Hi. In Armenia, religious prostitution was commonplace in the temples attributed to Anahita. Religous prostitution was to "Purify the milk of women and the...
Hi, Considering prostitution and its effects in sacral world how did it purifye the milk and seed? What was the logic behind this assumprion? I am working with...
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Aug 6, 2005 10:53 am
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Anahita was the goddess of purity, among other functions: you could not pollute her sacred rivers by, e.g., washing your hands in one. The earliest portions...
Harriet Imrey
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Aug 6, 2005 4:27 pm
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Dear ANAHITA-list members Next week end (19-21th August) the Second Passages from Antiquity to the Middle Ages -conference will take place at the University of...
katariina.mustakallio...
Aug 11, 2005 12:21 pm
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Dear All, The program of the "Aging, old age and death" -conference comes here (hopefully). There are severals sessions concerning gender. ...
katariina.mustakallio...
Aug 11, 2005 2:55 pm
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Greetings, I thought folks might be interested in this one. Best, SallyW...