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Postcolonial amazons : female masculinity and courage in ancient Greek and Sanskrit literature
Scholars have long been divided over whether the Amazons of Greek legend actually existed. 'Postcolonial Amazons' offers a ground-breaking re-evaluation of the place of martial women in antiquity, bridging the gap between myth and reality by expanding our conception of the Amazon archetype...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
: Oxford University Press
, 2016
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Online Access: | http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/oup-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199533374.001.0001 |
| Author Notes: | Walter Duvall Penrose |
| E-Book Packages: | Oxford Scholarship Online: Classical Studies Collection |
| Summary: | Scholars have long been divided over whether the Amazons of Greek legend actually existed. 'Postcolonial Amazons' offers a ground-breaking re-evaluation of the place of martial women in antiquity, bridging the gap between myth and reality by expanding our conception of the Amazon archetype to include the real female warriors of the ancient world |
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| Item Description: | This edition previously issued in print: 2016 Includes bibliographical references and index Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource illustrations (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9780191747069 |
