Gender and Aging in Mesopotamia: The Gilgamesh Epic and Other Ancient Literature
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| Management number | 231940961 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$9.78 | Model Number | 231940961 | ||
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Rivkah Harris’s cross-cultural and multidisciplinary approach breaks new ground in assessing Mesopotamian attitudes toward youth and mature adulthood, aging and the elderly, generational conflict, gender differences in aging, relationships between men and women, women’s contributions to cultural activities, and the "ideal woman."To uncover Mesopotamian perspectives, Harris combed through primary sources - including literature and myth, letters, economic and legal texts, and visual materials. Even such pivotal cultural influences as the Gilgamesh Epic and Enuma Elish are reinterpreted in an original manner. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0806135395 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0806135397 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches |
| Item Weight | 12 ounces |
| Print length | 304 pages |
| Publication date | May 12, 2003 |
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