The historical enigma of the snake woman from antiquity to the 21st century

The historical enigma of the snake woman from antiquity to the 21st century / by Angela Giallongo ; translated by Anna C. Forster.

This book provides an exploration of the historical conditions that gradually defined subordinating symbols and conflictual values in social relations between the sexes. It reveals how snakes and the gelid eyes of Medusa--the archetypical snake-woman--have reverberated across the visual arts and wri...

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Main Author: Giallongo, Angela (Author)
Other Authors: Forster, Anna C. (Translator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Italian
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
Subjects:
Medusa > (Gorgon)
Women > Mythology.
Serpents > Mythology.
History of ideas.
Hoaxes & deceptions.
Gender studies, gender groups.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Serpents > Mythology
Women > Mythology
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Uniform Title:Donna serpente.
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