Female beauty and male attraction in Ancient Greece: with commentary on the value of the veil and significance of the voice
This engaging study documents how ancient Greeks perceived the qualities of female hair as both alluring and attractive, and, therefore, seductive and dangerous. In this sense, ancient Greeks viewed feminine hair differently than it is perceived today. While modern culture can identify with ancient...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
[2020]
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Massey, Preston T., Female beauty and male attraction in Ancient Greece : with commentary on the value of the veil and significance of the voice] (2021) (Baum, Armin Daniel, 1965 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Greece (Antiquity)
/ Woman
/ Hair
/ Sex appeal
B Greek language / Literature / Woman (Motif) / Hair (Motif) / Sex appeal (Motif) / History 750 BC-200 |
| Further subjects: | B
Beauty, Personal (Greece)
History
B Women B Greece B Electronic books B History B Thesis |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | This engaging study documents how ancient Greeks perceived the qualities of female hair as both alluring and attractive, and, therefore, seductive and dangerous. In this sense, ancient Greeks viewed feminine hair differently than it is perceived today. While modern culture can identify with ancient culture by considering a woman's hair to be sexually attractive, ancient Greek culture took this issue one step further by placing an uncovered woman's hair on the same emotional level as a bare breast. One of the principal elements of this historical study is how ancient Greek men tried to deal wit |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource) |
| ISBN: | 1-5275-5564-X 978-1-5275-5564-8 |