Women at the Beginning: Origin Myths from the Amazons to the Virgin Mary

by Patrick J. Geary

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In these four artfully crafted essays, Patrick Geary explores the way ancient and medieval authors wrote about women. Geary describes the often marginal role women played in origin legends from antiquity until the twelfth century.

Not confining himself to one religious tradition or region, he probes the tensions between women in biblical, classical, and medieval myths (such as Eve, Mary, Amazons, princesses, and countesses), and actual...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691124094

ISBN13:9780691124094

Release Date:February 2006

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:118 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Ancient Fairy Tales Folklore Folklore & Mythology Gender Studies History Humanities Mythology Mythology & Folk Tales Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Women in History Women's Studies World

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