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A History of the Family: Distant worlds, ancient worlds

Author : André Burguière
Publisher : Belknap Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Family: Distant worlds, ancient worlds written by André Burguière and published by Belknap Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As old as the prehistoric bones jumbled in caves, as new as the latest union consummated in a test tube, the family in one form or another is at the heart of every society. Our most common institution, it is also the source of some of the world's most compelling and persistent questions, touching the very quick of history, anthropology, psychology, and sociology. A History of the Family is the first work to address all these aspects of the family over time and across the earth--to search out what the family means in its most particular and universal senses. This monumental work in two volumes brings together experts from every discipline to show what the study of each epoch has to tell us about the family. Why is the family universal and yet so different in its various cultural manifestations? What notions of kinship regulate it, and how do these develop and change? Françoise Zonabend's anthropological perspective on these questions, leading off Volume I, surveys familial terms and arrangements from familiar patrilinear models to matrilinear societies in Sumatra and Ghana to polyandry among the Nayar and the Toda of India. The following essays, which move from prehistory to antiquity to the middle ages, trace the evolution of the family from primate behavior to codified practices--in Sumer and Babylon and ancient Rome, in feudal Europe and medieval Byzantium, in China and Japan and Arab Islam--and relate these developments to religious, economic, and governmental concerns from land ownership to dynastic control and the maintenance of public order.

A History of the Family: Distant worlds, ancient worlds

Author : André Burguière
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 736 pages
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Download or read book A History of the Family: Distant worlds, ancient worlds written by André Burguière and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Familiens historie fra forhistorisk tid til nutiden

Distant worlds, ancient worlds

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ISBN 13 : 9780674396753
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (967 download)

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A Companion to the Medieval World

Author : Carol Lansing
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118499468
Total Pages : 603 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (184 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to the Medieval World written by Carol Lansing and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the expertise of 26 distinguished scholars, this important volume covers the major issues in the study of medieval Europe, highlighting the significant impact the time period had on cultural forms and institutions central to European identity. Examines changing approaches to the study of medieval Europe, its periodization, and central themes Includes coverage of important questions such as identity and the self, sexuality and gender, emotionality and ethnicity, as well as more traditional topics such as economic and demographic expansion; kingship; and the rise of the West Explores Europe’s understanding of the wider world to place the study of the medieval society in a global context

Families in the Greco-Roman World

Author : Ray Laurence
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441139273
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Families in the Greco-Roman World written by Ray Laurence and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-02-02 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New approaches to the study of the family in antiquity.

Gender in History

Author : Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444351729
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Book Synopsis Gender in History by : Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks

Download or read book Gender in History written by Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GENDER IN HISTORY Praise for the first edition: “Wiesner-Hanks ... accomplishes a near-impossible feat - a review of what is known about the construction of gender and the character of women’s lives in all known cultures over the course of human history .... Theoretically sophisticated and doing justice to the historical and cross-cultural record, yet assimilable by students.” Choice “Gender in History brilliantly explores the influence of gender constructs in political, social, economic, and cultural affairs. The remarkable cultural, geographical, and chronological range of Wiesner-Hanks’ research is matched only by the sophistication, nuance, and clarity of her analysis. This book offers a rare and valuable global perspective on gender roles in human history.” Jerry H. Bentley, University of Hawaii Over the past two decades, considerations of gender have revolutionized the study of history. Yet most books on the subject remain narrowly focused on a specific time period or particular region of the world. Gender in History: Global Perspectives, Second Edition, continues to redress this inequity by providing a concise overview of the construction of gender in many world cultures over a period stretching from the Paleolithic era to modern times. Thoroughly updated to reflect current developments in the field, the new edition features entirely new sections which address primates, slavery, colonialism, masculinity, transgender issues, and other relevant topics. As in the well-received first edition, material is presented thematically to reveal the connections between gender and structures such as the family, economy, law, religion, sexuality, and the state. Wiesner-Hanks also investigates precisely what it meant to be a man or woman throughout history; how these roles were shaped by various institutions; and how they in turn were influenced by gender. The author presents material within each chapter chronologically to highlight the ways in which gender structures have varied over time. The new edition of Gender in History: Global Perspectives offers rich insights into all that is currently known about gender roles throughout world history. A companion website is available at www.wiley.com/go/wiesnerhanks

Family Ministry

Author : Diana R. Garland
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 083086329X
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Family Ministry written by Diana R. Garland and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now revised and updated throughout, Diana Garland's core text for ministers and others in the helping professions provides a comprehensive look at the Christian purpose of family and the complex world our families inhabit.

The Reign of God is Such as These

Author : Sharon Betsworth
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567113639
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book The Reign of God is Such as These written by Sharon Betsworth and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new analysis of the 'daughters' in the Gospel of Mark . Betsworth analyzes the 'daughters' in the Gospel of Mark : the woman from the crowd - whom Jesus calls daughter, Jairus' daughter (5:21-43), Herodias' daughter (6:14-29), and the daughter of the Syro-Phoenician woman (7:24-30). To demonstrate how the Gospel's first century audience may have heard these stories, Betsworth begins by examining 'daughters' in their ancient Mediterranean context. Betsworth then considers representations of daughters in select texts from the Septuagint and Greco-Roman literature - from the seventh and sixth centuries B.C.E. to the second century C.E. Although these depictions seem to be in contrast to the social-historical construction of daughters, Betsworth shows that in many ways the literary portrayals of daughters function to uphold the values of Greco-Roman culture - especially those of virginity before and faithfulness in marriage. These two lines of enquiry undergird Betsworth's investigation. From it she is able to show that the 'daughters' in the Gospel uphold the values of the 'reign of God', as an integral part of the Gospel's inclusive social vision of God's reign. This title was formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement , a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches.

Untrue

Author : Wednesday Martin
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
ISBN 13 : 0316463647
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book Untrue written by Wednesday Martin and published by Little, Brown Spark. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Primates of Park Avenue, a bold, timely reconsideration of female infidelity that will upend everything you thought you knew about women and sex. What do straight, married female revelers at an all-women's sex club in LA have in common with nomadic pastoralists in Namibia who bear children by men not their husbands? Like women worldwide, they crave sexual variety, novelty, and excitement. In ancient Greek tragedies, Netflix series, tabloids and pop songs, we've long portrayed such cheating women as dangerous and damaged. We love to hate women who are untrue. But who are they really? And why, in this age of female empowerment, do we continue to judge them so harshly? In Untrue, feminist author and cultural critic Wednesday Martin takes us on a bold, fascinating journey to reveal the unexpected evolutionary legacy and social realities that drive female faithlessness, while laying bare our motivations to contain women who step out. Blending accessible social science and interviews with sex researchers, anthropologists, and real women from all walks of life, Untrue challenges our deepest assumptions about ourselves, monogamy, and the women we think we know. From recent data suggesting women may struggle more than men with sexual exclusivity to the revolutionary idea that females of many species evolved to be "promiscuous" to Martin's trenchant assertion that female sexual autonomy is the ultimate metric of gender equality, Untrue will change the way you think about women and sex forever.

The Routledge History of Women in Europe since 1700

Author : Deborah Simonton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134419058
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge History of Women in Europe since 1700 written by Deborah Simonton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-04-27 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge History of Women in Europe since 1700 is a landmark publication that provides the most coherent overview of woman’s role and place in western Europe, spanning the era from the beginning of the eighteenth century until the twentieth century. In this collection of essays, leading women's historians counter the notion of ‘national’ histories and provide the insight and perspective of a European approach. Important intellectual, political and economic developments have not respected national boundaries, nor has the story of women’s past, or the interplay of gender and culture. The interaction between women, ideology and female agency, the way women engaged with patriarchal and gendered structures and systems, and the way women carved out their identities and spaces within these, informs the writing in this book. For any student of women’s studies or European history, The Routledge History of Women in Europe since 1700 will prove an informative addition to their studies.

Acting for Others

Author : Michaela Kusnierikova
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1506409016
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Acting for Others written by Michaela Kusnierikova and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores why the metaphor of the church as a family is insufficient. In this, Arendt’s concept of action and her criticism of privatizing the public political space by viewing it as a family are engaged through Bonhoeffer’s ecclesiology and political theology and Stăniloae’s triadology and theology of the world. The roots of the different views of Arendt and Bonhoeffer on family symbolism are traced to their distinct notions of acting. Human action becomes the central theme of the debate—particularly influenced by the Eastern Orthodox ecumenist Stăniloae and his vision of the communal relationship and interactivity of human subjects, and their place in the world. Synthesizing Bonhoeffer and Stăniloae, Christian calling is unfolded not only as acting for others, but also with others as Trinitarian participatory response—response to the words and deeds of the three divine Persons acting in communion. In being drawn into these unique relations, human beings are empowered for communal and common acting of equals participating in public-political issues. Since the family metaphor fails to articulate such acting, this study complements this symbolism with the metaphor of the church as a political community of solidarity.

Marriage, a History

Author : Stephanie Coontz
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101118253
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Marriage, a History written by Stephanie Coontz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-02-28 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just when the clamor over "traditional" marriage couldn’t get any louder, along comes this groundbreaking book to ask, "What tradition?" In Marriage, a History, historian and marriage expert Stephanie Coontz takes readers from the marital intrigues of ancient Babylon to the torments of Victorian lovers to demonstrate how recent the idea of marrying for love is—and how absurd it would have seemed to most of our ancestors. It was when marriage moved into the emotional sphere in the nineteenth century, she argues, that it suffered as an institution just as it began to thrive as a personal relationship. This enlightening and hugely entertaining book brings intelligence, perspective, and wit to today’s marital debate.

Christianity and Sexuality in the Early Modern World

Author : Merry Wiesner-Hanks
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317723252
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Christianity and Sexuality in the Early Modern World written by Merry Wiesner-Hanks and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book surveys the ways in which Christian ideas and institutions shaped sexual norms and conduct from the time of Luther and Columbus to that of Thomas Jefferson. It is global in scope and geographic in organization, with chapters on Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia, and North America. All the key topics are covered, including marriage and divorce, fornication and illegitimacy, clerical sexuality, same-sex relations, witchcraft and love magic, moral crimes, and inter-racial relationships. Each chapter in this second edition has been fully updated to reflect new scholarship, with expanded coverage of many of the key issues, particularly in areas outside of Europe. Other updates include extra analysis of the religious ideas and activities of ordinary people in Europe, and new material on the colonial world. The book sets its findings within the context of many historical fields- the history of sexuality and the body, women's history, legal and religious history, queer theory, and colonial studies- and provides readers with an introduction to key theoretical and methodological issues in each of these areas. Each chapter includes an extensive section on further reading, surveying and commenting on the newest English-language secondary literature.

Later Medieval Europe

Author : Daniel Waley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317890183
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Later Medieval Europe written by Daniel Waley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the divine right of kings to the political philosophies of writers such as Machiavelli, the medieval city-states to the unification of Spain, Daniel Waley and Peter Denley focus on the growing power of the state to illuminate changing political ideas in Europe between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries. Spanning the entire continent and beyond, and using contemporary voices wherever possible, the authors include substantial sections on economics, religion, and art, and how developments in these areas fed into and were influenced by the transformation of political thinking. The new edition takes the narrative beyond the confines of western Europe with chapters on East Central Europe and the teutonic knights, and the Portuguese expansion across the Atlantic. The third edition of this classic introduction to the period includes even greater use of contemporary voices, full reading lists, and new chapters on East Central Europe and Portuguese exploration. Suitable as an introductory text for undergraduate courses in Medieval Studies and Medieval European History.

Controlling Corporeality

Author : Jon L. Berquist
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813530161
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Controlling Corporeality written by Jon L. Berquist and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this beautifully written book, Jon L. Berquist guides the reader through the Hebrew Bible, examining ancient Israel's ideas of the body, the unstable roles of gender, the deployment of sexuality, and the cultural practices of the time. Conducting his analysis with reference to contemporary theories of the body, power, and social control, Berquist offers not only a description and clarification of ancient Israelite views of the body, but also an analysis of how these views belong to the complex logic of ancient social meanings.

A Feminist Companion to the New Testament Apocrypha

Author : Amy-Jill Levine
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9780826466884
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book A Feminist Companion to the New Testament Apocrypha written by Amy-Jill Levine and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-08-29 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eleventh volume in this series examines New Testament Apocryphal texts, including the Acts of Paul and Thecla, the Acts of John, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Peter, the Martyrdom of Perpetua, the Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena, the Acts of Andrew, the Acts of Thomas, and the Apocalypse of Peter, as well as Joseph and Asenath, the Irish apocrypha, and the Greek novels. In this diverse collection the contributors utilize a variety of approaches to explore topics such as the construction of Christian identity, the Christian martyr, heterodoxy and orthodoxy, conjugal ethics and apostolic homewreckers, trials and temptations, the rhetoric of the body, asceticism, and eroticism.

A Feminist Companion to Ruth and Esther

Author : Athalya Brenner-Idan
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0567475123
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (674 download)

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Download or read book A Feminist Companion to Ruth and Esther written by Athalya Brenner-Idan and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second series of Feminist Companions moves beyond the confines of sex- and gender-specific issues and studies of biblical women. Biblical feminist critics now address contemporary life situations, marginalization and a range of questions once not thought accessible to such critique. Feminist theory has also continued a rapid evolution. Among the topics included in this volume are composition, Torah, Ruth-the-Cat, female networking-together with much else to inform and stimulate female (and male) biblical scholars and non-scholars.