The Constraints of Desire: The Anthropology of Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece by John J. Winkler

The Constraints of Desire: The Anthropology of Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece

John J. Winkler

269 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction classics history challenging informative slow-paced
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For centuries, classical scholars have intensely debated the "position of women" in classical Athens. Did women have a vast but informal power, or were they little better than slaves? Using methods developed from feminist anthropology, Winkler ste...

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