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Women's bodies in classical Greek science / by Lesley Dean-Jones.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dean-Jones, Lesley.
- Series:
- ACLS Humanities E-Book.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gynecology--Greece--History.
- Gynecology.
- Obstetrics--Greece--History.
- Obstetrics.
- Menstruation--Social aspects--Greece--History.
- Menstruation.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 293 p. ; 23 cm.
- 1 online resource ([xiii], 293 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
- Summary:
- In this book, Dean-Jones gives a close analysis of theories concerning women's bodies in such authors as the Hippocratics and Aristotle. She demonstrates the centrality of menstruation in classical theories of female physiology, pathology, and reproduction, and suggests that this had bothnegative and positive repercussions in attitudes towards women's bodies in that society. Many of the primary sources dealt with are not yet accessible in English, therefore, her book is important in assembling and presenting both original texts as well as her research on the texts.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-276) and indexes.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-383-00505-2
- 1-280-76401-5
- 9786610764013
- OCLC:
- 1027156647
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