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Women of Babylon: Gender and Representation in Mesopotamia

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Representations of sexual difference (whether visual or textual) have change into an area of much theoretical concern and investigation in contemporary feminist scholarship. Yet even supposing quite a lot of relevant evidence survives from the ancient Near East, it has been exceptional for those studying women within the ancient world to stray outdoor the traditional bounds of Greece and Rome.
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 wealthy collection of visual material extending from 6500 BC – 1891 AD. Professor Bahrani also investigates the ways through which women of the ancient Near East have been perceived in classical scholarship as much as the nineteenth century.

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