Will womankind now go hunting? Constructions of gender in the Aqhat Epic
Summary: Though the study of gender in ancient texts is fraught with difficulty, the Ugaritic Aqhat Epic lends itself to a literary analysis through the constructions of gender explicitly operative in the text. This article analyzes the four repetitions of the list of familial duties prescribed f...
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Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento de Historia. Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente
2022
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| Sumario: | Summary: Though the study of gender in ancient texts is fraught with difficulty, the
Ugaritic Aqhat Epic lends itself to a literary analysis through the constructions of gender
explicitly operative in the text. This article analyzes the four repetitions of the list
of familial duties prescribed for the ideal son (Aqhat) and traces the ways these
explicitly gendered duties are performed by two prominent female characters (Pughat
and Anat). In light of the narrative’s subversion of the gendered expectations set up
in the beginning of the narrative, the article concludes with a brief reflection on the
role of the epic-verse tradition in Ugaritic society. |
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