{"product_id":"birth-death-and-motherhood-in-classical-greece-9780801880537","title":"Birth, Death, and Motherhood in Classical Greece","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy did Greek society foster social conditions, especially early marriage with its attendant early childbearing, that were known to be dangerous for both mother and child? What were the actual causes of death among women described as dying of childbirth in the Hippocratic \u003ci\u003eEpidemics\u003c\/i\u003e? Why did families choose to portray labor scenes on tombstones when the Greek commemorative tradition otherwise avoided reference to suffering and illness? In \u003ci\u003eBirth, Death, and Motherhood in Classical Greece\u003c\/i\u003e, Nancy Demand offers the first comprehensive exploration of the social and cultural construction of childbirth in ancient Greece. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading the ancient evidence in light of feminist theory, the Foucauldian notion of discursively constituted objects, medical anthropology, and anthropological studies of the modern Greek village, Demand discusses topics that include midwifery, abortion, attitudes of doctors toward women patients, and the treatment of women generally. For evidence, she relies primarily on the case histories in the \u003ci\u003eEpidemics\u003c\/i\u003e concerning women with complications in pregnancy, abortion, and childbirth. She also draws relevant details from cure records and dedications from healing sanctuaries, labor scenes depicted on tombstones, Aristophanic comedy, andPlatonic philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Demand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.18w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801880537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy Demand \u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of history at Indiana University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40136297087091,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_656f5443-906a-45a0-9df7-006ada4756b2.jpg?v=1654262963","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/birth-death-and-motherhood-in-classical-greece-9780801880537","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}