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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staples, Ariadne, 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. The cult of Bona Dea
  • Part II. The cults of Ceres and Flora
  • Part III. Venus' role in Roman religion
  • Part IV. The vestals and Rome.