Daughters of Gaia: Women in the Ancient Mediterranean World

by Bella Vivante

Book Overview

The experiences of women in ancient cultures were certainly very difficult from those of most women today. Yet a tendency to focus too much on the restrictions early Western women faced has until now provided readers with an incomplete picture. In Daughters of Gaia, Bella Vivante explores women's lives in four ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean: Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome. Looking at this era with a women-centered perspective,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806139927
• ISBN13: 9780806139920
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"