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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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VerfasserIn: Penrose, Walter Duvall Jr. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Online-Ressource Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2016
Ausgabe:First edition
Online Zugang:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/oup-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199533374.001.0001
Verantwortlich:Walter Duvall Penrose
E-Book-Pakete:Oxford Scholarship Online: Classical Studies Collection
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:This edition previously issued in print: 2016
Includes bibliographical references and index
Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:9780191747069