Images of woman and child from the Bronze Age : reconsidering fertility, maternity, and gender in the ancient world / Stephanie Lynn Budin.

Author/creator Budin, Stephanie Lynn
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011, ©2011.
Descriptionx, 384 : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects
Bronze age--Mediterranean Region.
Art, Prehistoric--Mediterranean Region.
Sculpture, Prehistoric--Mediterranean Region.
Figurines, Prehistoric--Mediterranean Region.
Mother goddesses--Mediterranean Region.
Mothers in art.
Mediterranean Region--Antiquities.

Contents Introduction - Kourotrophic iconography in the ancient near East and Mediterranean: origins and meanings -- Egypt -- The Levant and Anatolia -- Mesopotamia and Iran -- Cyprus -- The Aegean -- Conclusions.
Abstract "This book is a study of the woman-and-child motif as it appeared in the Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean, focusing on Egypt, the Levant, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Iran, Cyprus, and the Aegean. Rather than being a universal symbol of maternity, or a depiction of a mother goddess, the woman-and-child motif, called by the technical name kourotrophos, was relatively rare in comparison with other images of women in antiquity, and served a number of different symbolic functions, ranging from honoring the king of Egypt to giving extra oomph to magical spells"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 349-378) and index.
LCCN 2010044866
ISBN9780521193047 (hardback)
ISBN0521193044 (hardback)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks GN778.25 .B83 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold