Maurice, Lisa
(ed.)
Bibring, Tovi
(ed.)
Editorial: Bloomsbury
Colección: Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception
Número de páginas: 264 págs. 15.0 x 23.0 cm
Fecha de edición: 24-08-2023
EAN: 9781350212862
ISBN: 978-1-350-21286-2
Precio (sin IVA): 38,77 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 40,32 €
This volume offers an instructive comparative perspective on the Judaic, Christian, Greek and Roman myths about the creation of humans in relation to each other, as well as a broad overview of their enduring relevance in the modern Western world and its conceptions of gender and identity. Taking the idea that the way in which a society regards humanity, and especially the roots of humanity, is crucial to an understanding of that society, it presents the different models for the creation and nature of mankind, and their changing receptions over a range of periods and places. It thereby demonstrates that the myths reflect fundamental continuities, evolutions and developments across cultures and societies: in no context are these more apparent than with regard to gender.