Athena's Sisters : Reclaiming the Women of Classical Athens

Backler, Katherine

Cambridge University Press（2026/02発売）

Cambridge University Press（2026/02発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 424 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781009672320
• DDC分類 305.409385

Full Description

Athena's Sisters transforms our understanding of Classical Athenian culture and society by approaching its institutions—kinship, slavery, the economy, social organisation—from women's perspectives. It argues that texts on dedications and tombstones set up by women were frequently authored by those women. This significant body of women's writing offers direct insights into their experiences, values, and emotions. With men often absent, women redefined the boundaries of the family in dialogue with patriarchal legal frameworks. Beyond male social and political structures, women defined their identities and relationships through their own institutions. By focusing on women's engagement with other women, rather than their relationships to men, this timely and necessary book reveals the richness and dynamism of women's lives and their remarkable capacity to shape Athenian society and history.

Contents

Introduction; 1. Diognete and Nikarete: women's networks through women's lives; 2. Hipparkhe and Piste: women shaping kinship; 3. Thesmonike and Praxagora: relationships between enslaving and enslaved women; 4. Melinna and Phanostrate: how women's work shaped women's relationships; 5. Euthylla and Biote: women's friendships; Conclusion.