TransAntiquity: Cross-Dressing and Transgender Dynamics in the Ancient World (Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies)
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- Synopsis
- TransAntiquity explores transgender practices, in particular cross-dressing, and their literary and figurative representations in antiquity. It offers a ground-breaking study of cross-dressing, both the social practice and its conceptualization, and its interaction with normative prescriptions on gender and sexuality in the ancient Mediterranean world. Special attention is paid to the reactions of the societies of the time, the impact transgender practices had on individuals’ symbolic and social capital, as well as the reactions of institutionalized power and the juridical systems. The variety of subjects and approaches demonstrates just how complex and widespread "transgender dynamics" were in antiquity.
- Copyright:
- 2017
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 262 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781317377375
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781315673844, 9780367874346, 9781138941205
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 09/17/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Domitilla Campanile, Filippo Carlà-Uhink, and Margherita Facella
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Domitilla Campanile
- Edited by:
- Filippo Carlà-Uhink
- Edited by:
- Margherita Facella