Uxoricide in Pregnancy:: Ancient Greek Domestic Violence in Evolutionary Perspective

Susan Deacy; Fiona McHardy

Uxoricide in Pregnancy: Ancient Greek Domestic Violence in Evolutionary Perspective

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Abstract

Previous studies of ancient Greek examples of uxoricide in pregnancy have concluded that the theme is used to suggest tyrannical abuse of power and that the violence is a product of the patriarchal nature of ancient society. This article uses evolutionary

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	994-1010
Journal	EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY
Volume	11
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - 2013

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