A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Classical World

by Peter Toohey

Book Overview

Though many of the sexual practices of the Ancient Greeks and Romans are known and accepted today, the meanings the Ancients associated with these acts were often utterly different from our own. Both idea and practice also varied within antiquity, shaped by locale, history, social class, age, legal status, and gender. Focusing on the cultures of the Mediterranean from 800 BCE to 350 CE, A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Classical World covers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472539206
• ISBN13: 9781472539205
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.4"