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When They Severed Earth from Sky (Häftad)
avElizabeth W. Barber, Paul T. Barber
ISBN: 9780691127743 - UTGIVEN: 200609Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks? What was the Golden Calf? Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck? How could anyone think that mortals like Perseus, Beowulf, and St. George actually fought dragons, since dragons don't exist? Strange though they sound, however, these "[...]
Women's Work (Häftad)
avElizabeth W. Barber
ISBN: 9780393313482 - UTGIVEN: 1996012500 years ago, the women of Athens slaved at home, virtual prisoners of their husbands, expected to provide the cloth and clothing for their family. 4000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, there was a very different picture: respectable women were in business, weaving textiles at home to be sold abr[...]
