Tracing the Heroic Through Gender

• मुख्य लेखक: Mommertz, Monika (auth)
• अन्य लेखक: Seedorf, Thomas (auth), Hauck, Carolin (auth), Schlüter, Andreas (auth)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG 2018
• श्रृंखला: Helden - Heroisierungen - Heroismen
• विषय: Helden; Heroic; Gender
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In nearly all societies and epochs, the heroic is gendered on many levels. However, social and cultural production of the heroic cannot be understood solely through the lens of masculinity, nor does it make sense to regard women or femininity merely as exceptions. Rather, it is important to take the...