Investigación feminista, historia de las mujeres y mujeres en la historia en los estudios sobre próximo oriente antiguo

Abstract

As is often said, the study of the past always has to do with the present and with the future, either because present and future are built in its image and likeness, either because we cannot imagine a past without using the references of our present. Therefore, dealing with women’s history in ancient times, dealing then with how we can include women in history, allows us to reflect on the situation of women in the world in which we live and in the future world in which we want to live. In this article I intend to approach this issue with the critical tools of feminist research, illustrating the proposal with some examples regarding how some biases can af ect the study of women’s lives in the Ancient Near East.