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Women at the Beginning: Origin Myths from the Amazons to the Virgin Mary
Patrick J. Geary
Women at the Beginning: Origin Myths from the Amazons to the Virgin Mary
Patrick J. Geary
Exploring the way ancient and medieval authors wrote about women, this book describes the marginal role women played in origin legends from antiquity until the twelfth century. It probes the tensions between women in biblical, classical, and medieval myths, and actual women in ancient and medieval societies.
128 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | February 19, 2006 |
ISBN13 | 9780691124094 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 118 |
Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 15 mm · 281 g |
Language | English |
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