Women in Late Antiquity : Pagan and Christian Life-styles
by
Clark
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0198721668
ISBN-13
9780198721666
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Clarendon Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 1st, 1994
Print length
184 Pages
Weight
254 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 14.20 x 1.20 cms
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Provides an introduction to women's lives in the centuries when Christianity became the dominant religion. This book contains chapters on women and the law, medicine, and domestic life. It discusses some of the ancient and many influential theories about the nature of women. It also contains examples.
Although there are many books on women in the ancient world, this is the first to explore in depth what life was like for women in the period of late antiquity (3rd to 6th centuries AD) once Christianity became the dominant religion. It is also unique in focusing on both pagan and Christian lifestyles. Dr Clark provides a fascinating and comprehensive introduction to the basic conditions of life for women: marriage, divorce, celibacy, and prostitution; legal constraints and protection; child-bearing, health care and medical theories; housing, housework, and clothes; and ancient, some still influential, theories about the nature of women. The author uses a wide range of source material - both Christian and non-Christian writings, art, and archaeology - to illustrate both what life was really like and the prevailing "discourses" of the ancient world.
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