The polis of Athens bore two significant features:it was a male citizens’ community,while on the other hand,it was also an exclusive religious community bound by ties of kinship.These two features determined the dual...The polis of Athens bore two significant features:it was a male citizens’ community,while on the other hand,it was also an exclusive religious community bound by ties of kinship.These two features determined the dual nature of the status of Athenian women.As a male dominated society,the polis deprived women of almost all their rights,whereas as an exclusive religious community,the polis and the male patriarch took corresponding measures to protect women because of their role of propagating citizens.These measures,however,could not change Athenian women’s low social position of submitting themselves to men.展开更多
文摘The polis of Athens bore two significant features:it was a male citizens’ community,while on the other hand,it was also an exclusive religious community bound by ties of kinship.These two features determined the dual nature of the status of Athenian women.As a male dominated society,the polis deprived women of almost all their rights,whereas as an exclusive religious community,the polis and the male patriarch took corresponding measures to protect women because of their role of propagating citizens.These measures,however,could not change Athenian women’s low social position of submitting themselves to men.