| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 238 pages) : illustrations |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-232)-and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Sex customs -- Egypt -- History
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Sex customs
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| SUBJECT |
Egypt -- History -- Greco-Roman period, 332 B.C.-640 A.D.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041289
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| Subject |
Egypt
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203821893 |
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0203821890 |
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0429236824 |
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9780429236822 |
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1283843374 |
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9781283843379 |
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1136760636 |
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9781136760631 |
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