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Being a Man: Negotiating Ancient Constructs of Masculinity

Being a Man: Negotiating Ancient Constructs of Masculinity

Hardcover

Series: Studies in the History of the Ancient Near East

Ancient History General

ISBN10: 1138189367
ISBN13: 9781138189362
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Aug 15 2016
Pages: 300
Weight: 1.45
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

Being a Man is a formative work which reveals the myriad and complex negotiations for constructions of masculine identities in the greater ancient Near East and beyond. Through a juxtaposition of studies into Neo-Assyrian artistic representations and omens, biblical hymns and narrative, Hittite, Akkadian, and Indian epic, as well as detailed linguistic studies on gender and sex in the Sumerian and Hebrew languages, the book challenges traditional understandings and assumed homogeneity for what it meant to be a man in antiquity. Being a Man is an indispensable resource for students of the ancient Near East, and a fascinating study for anyone with an interest in gender and sexuality throughout history.

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