Sex and society in Greco-Roman Egypt / Dominic Monserrat.

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Montserrat, Dominic, 1964-

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text

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computer

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online resource

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9780203821893
0203821890
0429236824
9780429236822
1283843374
9781283843379
1136760636
9781136760631

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306.7/0932 20

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HQ13 .M57 2011eb

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Contents:

1. Fragments for a sexual history of Grµco-Roman Egypt -- 2. The social body -- 3. The sensual body -- 4. Marriage, morality and divorce -- 5. Sex for sale -- 6. Homosexuality -- 7. Festivals of licence -- 8. Sex magic -- 9. The culture of sex.

Summary: Sexuality in the ancient world has received much scholarly attention in the last few years, but authors have tended to confine themselves to the literary sources from Greece and Rome. There has also been a concentration on issues of social dominance and control at the expense of analysing the emotional and experiential aspects of sexual life, for which Egypt is a unique source. This is the first comprehensive study of sex in ancient Egypt. It considers sex in its broadest sense, analysing not only the sexual practices of individual people but also the ways in which sexual activity was indiv.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-232)-and indexes.

Sexuality in the ancient world has received much scholarly attention in the last few years, but authors have tended to confine themselves to the literary sources from Greece and Rome. There has also been a concentration on issues of social dominance and control at the expense of analysing the emotional and experiential aspects of sexual life, for which Egypt is a unique source. This is the first comprehensive study of sex in ancient Egypt. It considers sex in its broadest sense, analysing not only the sexual practices of individual people but also the ways in which sexual activity was indiv.

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