Images of woman and child from the bronze age: reconsidering fertility, maternity, and gender in the ancient world
Auteur :
Budin, Stephanie Lynn
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521193047
Date de publication :
11 avr. 2011
Dimensions :
26,5 x 18,5 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
1010 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book is a study of the woman-and-child motif - known as the kourotrophos - as it appeared in the Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean. Budin argues that, contrary to many current beliefs, the image was not a universal symbol of maternity or a depiction of a mother goddess.