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OverviewThis edited collection examines concepts and realities of motherhood in the ancient world. The collection uses essays on the Roman Empire, Mesoamerica, the Philippines, Egypt, and India to emphasize the concept of motherhood as a worldwide phenomenon and experience. While covering a wide geographical range, the editors arranged the collection thematically to explore themes including the relationship between the mother, particularly ruling mothers, and children and the mother in real life and legend. Some essays explore related issues, such as adaptation and child custody after divorce in ancient Egypt and the mother in religious culture of late antiquity and the ancient Buddhist Indian world. The contributors utilize a variety of methodologies and approaches including textual analysis and archaeological analysis in addition to traditional historical methodology. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dana Cooper , Claire PhelanPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Edition: 1st ed. 2017 Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 4.703kg ISBN: 9783319489018ISBN 10: 3319489011 Pages: 267 Publication Date: 16 March 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Introduction.- I. Motherhood and Religion.- 2. ‘I Arose a Mother in Israel:’ Motherhood as a Liberating Power in the Biblical Stories of Miriam and Deborah.- 3. Models of Devotion?: The Rhetoric of Ambivalence and Admonition in Late Antique and Early Christian Discourse on Women and Motherhood.- 4. Motherhood in the Ancient Indian Buddhist World: A Soteriological Path.- II. Motherhood and Politics.- 5. Mother knows Best: Motherhood and Succession in the Seleucid Realm.- 6. Mamaea’s Little Man: Alexander Severus, His Mother, and the Germanic War.- 7. Jingû: Narratives of Motherhood and Imperial Rule in Early Japan.- III. Motherhood and Identity.- 8. Earthly and Divine Mothers in Ancient Egypt.- 9. Bronze Age Beginnings: The Conceptualization of Motherhood in Prehistoric Europe.- 10. From Cybele to Artemis: Motherhood and Great Mothers of Ancient Anatolia.- 11. Motherhood, Personhood, Identity, and Place-making in Ancient MesoamericaReviewsAuthor InformationDana Cooper is Professor of History at Stephen F. Austin State University, USA. Claire Phelan is an Associate Professor at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, USA. She regularly teaches courses on women's history and presents on issues relating to gender at professional conferences. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |