Gender Variance in the Ancient World: Near Eastern Influences on the Aegean Prehistoric Past

This paper seeks to explore the relationship between the Near East and the Aegean, particularly the dynamic exchange of ritual tradition that can be traced from Mesopotamia to Minoan and then Mycenean Crete. Through an analysis of Mesopotamian art and poetry, the contested presence of castrated atte...

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Main Author: Comte, Georgia (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Peeters 2021
In: Ancient Near Eastern studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 58, Pages: 205-226
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