Women & weasels : mythologies of birth in ancient Greece and Rome / Maurizio Bettini ; translated by Emlyn Eisenach.

  • Bettini, Maurizio.
Date:
2013
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Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.

Physical description

x, 369 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The story of Alcmene saved by the weasel -- The story -- La folia -- The woman in labor -- The enemy -- The knots -- The resolution -- The rescuer -- The first identity of the rescuer -- Dissonance?: Pliny and birth through the mouth -- Animal metaphors and women's roles -- The forest of symbols is full of animals -- The weasel-rescuer is a complicated character -- Wilde Frau, savage midwife -- Godmother weasel -- An encyclopedia without footnotes -- Conclusion: Alcmene's thoughts.

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    History of Medicine
    UO.CZ.AA1
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  • 9780226044743
  • 0226044742