Athena's Sisters
Reclaiming the Women of Classical Athens
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2026
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-67232-0 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-67232-0 (ISBN)
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Rewrites the history of Classical Athenian culture and society from women's perspectives. With men often absent, women redefined the boundaries of the family, formed deep relationships with other women, and built new identities. They also expressed themselves through dedications and tombstones which reveal their experiences, values and emotions.
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.
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.
KATHERINE BACKLER is a Career Development Fellow in Ancient History at Trinity College, Oxford. Previously she was an Examination Fellow at All Souls College.
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.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.2.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises; 20 Halftones, color |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 500 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-67232-0 / 1009672320 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-67232-0 / 9781009672320 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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