In this Book
- Dangerous Gifts: Gender and Exchange in Ancient Greece
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: University of Texas Press
summary
Inspired by anthropological writing on reciprocity and kinship, this book applies the idea of gendered wealth to ancient Greek myth for the first time, and also highlights the importance of the sister-brother bond in the Classical world.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Note to the Reader
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-6
- 1. Gender and Exchange
- pp. 7-21
- 3. Women in Homeric Exchange
- pp. 53-64
- 5. Tragic Gifts
- pp. 77-90
- 6. A Family Romance
- pp. 91-109
- 7. Conclusion: The Gender of Reciprocity
- pp. 110-112
- Bibliography
- pp. 135-152
Additional Information
ISBN
9780292735545
Related ISBN(s)
9780292729674
MARC Record
OCLC
785397939
Pages
182
Launched on MUSE
2012-10-19
Language
English
Open Access
No