Eunuchs in Antiquity and Beyond

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ID23536654
AuthorsRA’ANAN ABUSCH, Ruth Bardel, Vern L Bullough, Niels Gaul, Shelley Hales, J L Lightfoot, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd Llewellyn‐Jones, Margaret Mullett (0000-0001-9765-2088), Georges Sidéris, Walter Stevenson, Shih-Shan Henry Tsai, Richard Witt
EditorsShaun Tougher (0000-0001-5261-4715)
Year2002
Pages269
Publication date2002-12-31
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueEunuchs in Antiquity and Beyond (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherThe Classical Press of Wales (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/j.ctv1n35846
OpenAlexW1726624863
Open LibraryOL34183061M
ISBN9781914535062
LanguageEN
Citations received17

Eunuchism was a subject which both intrigued and embarrassed the ancient world. The special virtue attributed to the castrated male at court, of undistracted loyalty to his ruler, aided the promotion of numerous eunuchs to positions of great power. A literary discourse developed, reviling and sometimes defending the eminence of these 'half-men'. Here, thirteen new studies from an international cast explore how eunuchs were perceived, and also reconstruct the realities of eunuchs' lives in Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Eastern culture.

Art · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Philosophy · Ancient History · Eunuchism · Eunuchs · Eunuques · History

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