Women of Babylon

This is a much needed historical study into the concept of feminity in Assyro-Babylonian society. The author analyses how the ancient culture of Mesopotamia defined gender and sexuality through visual representation.

'Women of Babylon is a sophisticated, stimulating and provocative study ... A brief review cannot do justice to the depth of Bahrani's analyses and the richness of her insights ... This is a landmark study.' - Journal of the American Oriental Society

Autorentext
Bahrani, Zainab

Klappentext
"Women of Babylon" is a much-needed historical/art historical study that investigates the concepts of femininity which prevailed in Assyro-Babylonian society. Zainab Bahrani's detailed analysis of how the culture of ancient Mesopotamia defined sexuality and gender roles both in, and through, representation is enhanced by a rich selection of visual material extending from 6500 BC - 1891 AD.

Inhalt
Introduction; Chapter 1 Women/Sex/Gender; Chapter 2 Envisioning Difference; Chapter 3 The Metaphorics of the Body; Chapter 4 That Obscure Object of Desire; Chapter 5 Priestess and Princess; Chapter 6 A Woman's Place; Chapter 7 Ishtar; Chapter 8 Babylonian Women in the Orientalist Imagination;

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