From Good Goddess to Vestal Virgins: Sex and Category in Roman Religion

ISBN-13: 9780415132336 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 220 str.

Ariadne Staples

Opis

This work seeks to examine how women in Rome were perceived both by themselves and by men through women's participation in Roman religion, as religious ritual provided the single public arena where women played a significant formal role. It argues that the ritual roles played out by women were vital in defining them sexually and that these sexually defined categories spilled over into other aspects of Roman culture, including political activity. In addition, it looks at the role of women in Roman society, from humble priestesses to aristocrats such as Agrippina and Livia.

Spis treści

Introduction; Part 1 The Cult of Bona Dea; Chapter 1 The Cult of Bona Dea; Part 2 The Cults of Ceres and Flora; Chapter 2 Ceres and Flora; Part 3 Venus’ Role in Roman Religion; Chapter 3 Venus; Part 4 The Vestals and Rome; Chapter 4 The Uses of Virginity;

O autorze

Ariadne Staples