History of Misogyny. Contempt for Women from Antiquity to the Present Day.
Arkhé editions| N° d'inventaire | 24027 |
| Format | 13 x 20 |
| Détails | 352 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782918682776 |
Witches, harpies, furies, shrews, amazons, sorcerers, deleterious and poisonous temptresses... Women, endowed with a uterus described as an "impure, poisonous and deadly abyss", but also considered as unfinished and fragile beings, have suffered for more than two millennia the violence of a misogyny rooted in the depths of our societies, still today sealed by the law and perpetuated in the hostility of a priori and behavioral reflexes.
This book is intended as an archaeology of contempt, that of women and femininity, as it has been expressed since ancient times. A terrible observation is required regarding the longevity and tenacity of the pejorative views cast on women and femininity. These views are those of men, sometimes internalized by women; they are powerfully anchored in mentalities by language, images, theories and beliefs, literature, medicine and law.
How can we understand misogyny? Does it stem solely from deeply ingrained habits? Is it an integral part of masculinity? Of a virility shaped for so long by the patriarchal model? Could the decline of the latter bring about the end of a misogyny that we thought was unassailable?
Adeline Gargam holds a doctorate in French literature, is the author of numerous articles and several books on the place and representation of women in the Enlightenment. She has notably published Learned, Literate and Cultivated Women in Enlightenment Literature or the Conquest of Legitimacy , at Honoré Champion.
Bertrand Lançon is Professor Emeritus of Roman History, his research focuses on Late Antiquity. Author of a dozen books and numerous articles on the political, religious, and health aspects of this period, he recently published The Fall of the Roman Empire, a never-ending story at Perrin's and, at Arkhê, Hair and Power, Authority on the Razor's Edge.
Witches, harpies, furies, shrews, amazons, sorcerers, deleterious and poisonous temptresses... Women, endowed with a uterus described as an "impure, poisonous and deadly abyss", but also considered as unfinished and fragile beings, have suffered for more than two millennia the violence of a misogyny rooted in the depths of our societies, still today sealed by the law and perpetuated in the hostility of a priori and behavioral reflexes.
This book is intended as an archaeology of contempt, that of women and femininity, as it has been expressed since ancient times. A terrible observation is required regarding the longevity and tenacity of the pejorative views cast on women and femininity. These views are those of men, sometimes internalized by women; they are powerfully anchored in mentalities by language, images, theories and beliefs, literature, medicine and law.
How can we understand misogyny? Does it stem solely from deeply ingrained habits? Is it an integral part of masculinity? Of a virility shaped for so long by the patriarchal model? Could the decline of the latter bring about the end of a misogyny that we thought was unassailable?
Adeline Gargam holds a doctorate in French literature, is the author of numerous articles and several books on the place and representation of women in the Enlightenment. She has notably published Learned, Literate and Cultivated Women in Enlightenment Literature or the Conquest of Legitimacy , at Honoré Champion.
Bertrand Lançon is Professor Emeritus of Roman History, his research focuses on Late Antiquity. Author of a dozen books and numerous articles on the political, religious, and health aspects of this period, he recently published The Fall of the Roman Empire, a never-ending story at Perrin's and, at Arkhê, Hair and Power, Authority on the Razor's Edge.