The Rise of The Penis is the English translation of the Swedish title. This essay is about how the phallus and phallic symbolism has evolved since prehistoric times and how the cultural definition of gender roles developed in conjunction with this development. The area under review is Europe and the Middle East. The period under review includes the first humans who began to use symbolism from at least 30 000 BC to the rise of the various civilizations of the ancient world, and up until the end of the Viking Age in northern Europe. The essay addresses the question whether it is possible to ascertain when the male genitalia became a symbol of power in order to oppress women and how the symbolic use and meaning of the phallus changed over time.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-187055 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Sharr, Zaimon |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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