Sex and Eroticism in Mesopotamian Literature

'In this excellent study, Gwendolyn Leick presents an extensive body of Sumerian an dAkkadian cuneiform poems, magic spells, myths and stories bearing on a wide range of sexual themes.' Antiquity

Autorentext
Dr Gwendolyn Leick

Klappentext
This study provides insight into the subject of sensuality and love in Mesopotamian literature, from the bridal songs which celebrate the anticipation of adult sexuality, to the courtly love poems in which women seduce with passionate evocations of their own erotic pleasure.

Zusammenfassung
A fascinating book shedding light on the sexual culture of one of the earliest literate civilisations and provides a new contribution to current debates about sex, eroticism and gender.

Inhalt
List of illustrations Acknowledgements Preface Notes for Non-Assyriologist readers Abbreviations Chronological Chart Map Introduction Part I: The Sumero-Akkadian tradition of the third and early second millennium, The cosmological articulation of sexuality 1. Masculine sexuality in Sumerian Literature 2. Femininity and Eroticism in Sumerian Literature Part II: Sources from the later second and first millennium Glossary Illustrations Bibliography

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