Citation

Deacy S, McHardy F. Evol. Psychol. 2013; 11(5): 994-1010.

Affiliation

Department of Humanities, University of Roehampton, London, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, The Author(s), Publisher Ian Pitchford and Robert M. Young)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

24153380

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 analyses of violence during pregnancy to argue that the themes of sexual jealousy and uncertainty over paternity are as crucial as the theme of power to an understanding of these examples and that the examples can be seen as typical instances of spousal abuse as it occurs in all types of society.

Language: en