Homosexuality (homoeroticism), female
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23633461 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernadette J Brooten (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah22147.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4311774294 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
“Homosexuality” is a modern medical category that is unsuited for the ancient Mediterranean world, whereas “homoeroticism,” while also contemporary, is more neutral. Sources from Archaic Greece through to Late Antique Egypt in Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Coptic, and Arabic attest to female homoerotic desire and to erotic contact between women and possibly between women and persons with ambiguous genitalia. Whereas such desire and contact were celebrated in Archaic Greece, by the time of the Roman Empire and into Late Antiquity, they were largely vilified, frequently defined as “contrary to nature.”
Ancient Greece · Ancient Greek · Ancient history · Antique · Arabic · Art · Hebrew · Homosexuality · Late Antiquity · Literature · Middle Ages · Roman Empire · Sociology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Gender Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |