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The enactment, promulgation and revision of law was generally performed by men in the ancient Mediterranean and surrounding civilizations from the Third Millenium BC to the 7th Century AD, from the Near East to India and everywhere in between. The experience of women has received significantly less attention. Types of laws often display a different language towards gender. This panel seeks to address the issues concerning women and the laws of the ancient world: Laws that affected women's health and well-being; Laws concerning cultic rituals, religious practice and worship; How did female rulers affect the lives of their female subjects?; What were the attitudes of people who wrote the laws and languages that these laws were in? Laws regarding the setting up of monuments and dedications by women or to women or goddesses. The lasting legacy that these laws suggested. Deadline for abstracts is MAY 5, 2012. AHA Meeting is Jan. 3 - 6, 2013, in New Orleans. Send abstracts or questions to: rgoldman@gc.cuny.edu
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