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Darrera modificació: 2010-11-28
Bases de dades: Sciència.cat
AA.DD., The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Love, Courtship, and Sexuality through History, Westport, Conn. - Londres, Greenwood, 2007, 6 vols.
- Resum
- Sex and love are central to daily life and to all nations. But despite the universality of these sentiments, their expression is largely shaped by the cultures in which they occur. Thus the ancient Greek understanding of love and sexuality is very different from the modern American one, for example, and even within particular cultures there is a great deal of variation. This massive set gives students and general readers a sweeping survey of love and sexuality across periods, places, and cultures. Entries cover a wide range of subjects, including customs and practices, authors and works, concepts and institutions, and various other topics. Thus the Encyclopedia defines love and sexuality in terms of cultural contexts. The set includes volumes on particular eras. Each volume is edited by one or more authorities on the era and includes numerous alphabetically arranged entries by expert contributors. Among the entries are: Abortion Adultery Age of Consent Bestiality Birth Control Bisexuality Buddhism Canon Law Celibacy Censorship Circumcision Cohabitation Cosmetics and Perfumes Daoism Denis Diderot Divorce Domestic Violence Fanny Hill Benjamin Franklin Geisha Gothic Fiction Hindu Literature Homosexuality Islam Joan of Arc Lesbianism Lust Magic Marie de France Marriage Cotton Mather Menstruation Mesoamerica Native Americans Ottoman Women Painting Francesco Petrarch Prostitution Pueblo Indians Puritans Rape Law Scholastic Philosophy Sexually Transmitted Diseases Spermatorrhoea Virginity White Slavery William Shakespeare Bram Stoker Tantric Buddhism Tom Jones Venereal Diseases Wedding Rituals Wu Zetian And many more. Because the volumes are multicultural in scope, they invite an easy comparison of sex and love across different groups of people. The volumes are fully illustrated and cite works for further reading. Students will welcome this set as a guide to daily life around the world, while general readers will be fascinated by its wealth of information.
Features and benefits: Conveniently organized into volumes on particular periods. Includes numerous alphabetically arranged entries by expert contributors. Entries discuss authors, concepts, practices, major works, institutions, customs, and other topics. Fully illustrated. Cites works for further reading. Helps students appreciate cultural diversity. Helps students learn about daily life through a topic of popular interest. Supports the social studies curriculum by exploring the history and experiences of different peoples.
Contents:
* v. 1. The ancient world / James W. Howell, editor
* v. 2. The medieval / William E. Burns, editor
* v. 3. The early modern period / Victoria L. Mondelli, and Cherie Ann V. Gottsleben, editors; with the assistance of Kristin Pederson Chew
* v. 4. The colonial and revolutionary age / Merril D. Smith, editor
* v. 5. The nineteenth century / Susan Mumm, editor
* v. 6. The modern world / James T. Sears, editor
- Matèries
- Medicina - Dietètica i higiene
Diccionaris i enciclopèdies
Sexualitat
- Notes
- Sobre fisiognomonia medieval: Antonella Ghersetti, "Physiognomics", vol. 2, pp. 188-189.
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