Women, honor, and context in Mediterranean antiquity

Much has been written about how the social structures of honor and shame affected women in Mediterranean antiquity. Sometimes "honor and shame" are taken out of context and used as absolute opposites, an oversimplification. Rather, honor and shame function as coordinates within a complex...

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Main Author: Carolyn Osiek
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2008-01-01
Series:HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Online Access:https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/25