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4974450Women and Weaselshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/women-and-weasels-9780226039961/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3257826/a72ad5b4-b12f-4b31-954d-e77de31e1df7.jpg?v=638640967246730000351487MXNThe University of Chicago PressInStock/Ebooks/<p>If you told a woman her sex had a shared, long-lived history with weasels, she might deck you. But those familiar with mythology know better: that the connection between women and weasels is an ancient and favorable one, based in the Greek myth of a midwife who tricked the gods to ease Heracless birthand was turned into a weasel by Hera as punishment. Following this story as it is retold over centuries in literature and art, <em>Women and Weasels</em> takes us on a journey through mythology and ancient belief, revising our understanding of myth, heroism, and the status of women and animals in Western culture.</p><p>Maurizio Bettini recounts and analyzes a variety of key literary and visual moments that highlight the weasels many attributes. We learn of its legendary sexual and childbearing habits and symbolic association with witchcraft and midwifery, its role as a domestic pet favored by women, and its ability to slip in and out of tight spaces. The weasel, Bettini reveals, is present at many unexpected moments in human history, assisting women in labor and thwarting enemies who might plot their ruin. With a parade of symbolic associations between weasels and womenwitches, prostitutes, midwives, sisters-in-law, brides, mothers, and heroesBettini brings to life one of the most venerable and enduring myths of Western culture.</p>...2834149Women and Weasels351487https://www.gandhi.com.mx/women-and-weasels-9780226039961/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3257826/a72ad5b4-b12f-4b31-954d-e77de31e1df7.jpg?v=638640967246730000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20139780226039961_W3siaWQiOiJlMWVmY2M2OC1hZjdhLTRhNTItODYwYS1lZGNjZmZmMzkyNTIiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjQ4NywiZGlzY291bnQiOjEzNiwic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjozNTEsImluY2x1ZGVzVGF4Ijp0cnVlLCJwcmljZVR5cGUiOiJXaG9sZXNhbGUiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6Ik1YTiIsImZyb20iOiIyMDI0LTA1LTMxVDAwOjAwOjAwWiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9XQ==9780226039961_<p>If you told a woman her sex had a shared, long-lived history with weasels, she might deck you. But those familiar with mythology know better: that the connection between women and weasels is an ancient and favorable one, based in the Greek myth of a midwife who tricked the gods to ease Heracless birthand was turned into a weasel by Hera as punishment. Following this story as it is retold over centuries in literature and art, <em>Women and Weasels</em> takes us on a journey through mythology and ancient belief, revising our understanding of myth, heroism, and the status of women and animals in Western culture.</p><p>Maurizio Bettini recounts and analyzes a variety of key literary and visual moments that highlight the weasels many attributes. We learn of its legendary sexual and childbearing habits and symbolic association with witchcraft and midwifery, its role as a domestic pet favored by women, and its ability to slip in and out of tight spaces. The weasel, Bettini reveals, is present at many unexpected moments in human history, assisting women in labor and thwarting enemies who might plot their ruin. With a parade of symbolic associations between weasels and womenwitches, prostitutes, midwives, sisters-in-law, brides, mothers, and heroesBettini brings to life one of the most venerable and enduring myths of Western culture.</p>...9780226039961_The University of Chicago Presslibro_electonico_9780226039961_9780226039961Maurizio BettiniInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/openroadmedia-epub-d11e4198-bf2c-4c05-9fb9-700dc61d9676.epub2013-08-26T00:00:00+00:00The University of Chicago Press