The Sacred and the Feminine in Ancient Greece

by Sue Blundell

Book Overview

In classical Greece women were almost entirely excluded from public life. Yet the feminine was accorded a central place in religious thought and ritual.This volume explores the often paradoxical centrality of the feminine in Greek culture, showing how out of sight was not out of mind. The contributors adopt perspectives from a wide range of disciplines, such as archaeology, art history, psychology and anthropology, in order to investigate various...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415126630
• ISBN13: 9780415126632
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"