Table of Contents

A New Kind of History Natalie Zemon Davis and Joan Wallach Scott Writing the History of Women Georges Duby and Michelle Perrot Representations of Women Pauline Schmitt Pantel 1. Feminine Models of the Ancient World 1. What is a Goddess? Nicole Loraux 2. The Sexual Philosophies of Plato and Aristotle Giulia Sissa 3. The Division of the Sexes in Roman Law Yan Thomas 4. Figures of Women Francois Lissarrague 2. Traditional Rituals Women Share 5. Marriage in Ancient Greece Claudine Leduc 6. Body Politics in Ancient Rome Aline Rousselle 7. Pandora's Daughters and Rituals in Grecian Cities Louise Bruit Zaidman 8. The Religious Roles of Roman Women John Scheid 9. Early Christian Women Monique Alexandre 3. Yesterday and Today 10. Creating a Myth of Matriarchy Stella Georgoudi 11. Women and Ancient History Today Pauline Schmitt Pantel The Woman's Voice Notes Bibliography Contributors Illustration Credits Index

About the Author

Georges Duby, a member of the Académie Française, is Professor of Medieval History at the Collège de France. Michelle Perrot is Professor of Contemporary History at the Université de Paris VII.

Reviews

A series of carefully interrelated essays that form the first volume of a five-part encyclopedic history of women… [This work] marks the rapid development over the past twenty years in the study of women in the ancient world.
*Times Literary Supplement*

[This volume contains] a wealth of knowledge and a scholarly scrupulosity which bodes well for its successors.
*Times Higher Education Supplement*

A stellar cast of historians from many countries here examines women’s bodies, hearts, and minds and explores their nature and role… Their investigation pinpoints the changes that have taken place in a colonized continent… The road to freedom is long. We look forward to visiting subsequent stations along the way.
*L’Express*

A bold new enterprise that will no doubt stand as a milestone in European history.
*Le Nouvel Observateur*