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From Good Goddess to vestal virgins : sex and category in Roman religion /
The role of women in Roman culture and society was a paradoxical one. On the one hand they enjoyed social, material and financial independence and on the other hand they were denied basic constitutional rights. Roman history is not short of powerful female figures, such as Agrippina and Livia, yet t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1998.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The role of women in Roman culture and society was a paradoxical one. On the one hand they enjoyed social, material and financial independence and on the other hand they were denied basic constitutional rights. Roman history is not short of powerful female figures, such as Agrippina and Livia, yet their power stemmed from their associations with great men and was not officially recognised. Ariadne Staples' book examines how women in Rome were perceived both by themselves and by men through women's participation in Roman religion, as Roman religious ritual provided the single public arena where women played a significant formal role. From Good Goddess to Vestal Virgins 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. Ariadne Staples provides an arresting and original analysis of the role of women in Roman society, which challenges traditionally held views and provokes further questions. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 207 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-199) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585447411 9780585447414 0203435478 9780203435472 9780415132336 0415132339 9786610037421 6610037426 9781134787890 1134787898 9781134787845 1134787847 9781134787883 113478788X 9780415518949 0415518946 |
| Acceso: | MyiLibrary allows three users access at a time (21.03.2018). |