Women's religious activity in the Roman Republic /

Schultz demonstrates that in addition to observances of marriage, fertility, and childbirth, there were more--and more important--religious opportunities available to Roman women than are commonly considered. Her study of ancient literature, inscriptions, and archaeological remains from the fifth to...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schultz, Celia E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill, NC : University of North Carolina Press, ©2006.
Series:Studies in the history of Greece and Rome.
Subjects:
Women > Religious life > Rome.
Women and religion > Rome.
Femmes > Vie religieuse > Rome.
Femmes et religion > Rome.
RELIGION > Antiquities & Archaeology.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
Women and religion.
Women > Religious life.
Religionsausübung
Frau
Godsdienst.
Vrouwen.
Romeinse republiek.
Rome (Empire)
Römisches Reich
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Literary evidence
  • Women in the epigraphic record
  • The evidence of votive deposits
  • Household ritual
  • Social status and religious participation
  • Conclusion.

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