Finding Persephone: Women's Rituals in the Ancient MediterraneanMaryline G. Parca, Angeliki Tzanetou Indiana University Press, 2007 - 327 strán (strany) Drawing upon the latest research in gender studies, history of religion, feminism, ritual theory, performance, anthropology, archaeology, and art history, Finding Persephone investigates the ways in which the religious lives and ritual practices of women in Greek and Roman antiquity helped shape their social and civic identity. Barred from participating in many public arenas, women asserted their presence by performing rituals at festivals and presiding over rites associated with life passages and healing. The essays in this lively and timely volume reveal the central place of women in the religious and ritual practices of the societies of the ancient Mediterranean. Readers interested in religion, women's studies, and classical antiquity will find a unique exploration of the nature and character of women's autonomy within the religious sphere and a full account of women's agency in the public domain. |
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... body , but the womb cannot . This allows for an emerging belief that , whereas men and women are randomly sus ... body , by fencing off the passages of breath , and by not allowing ( the body ) to catch its breath [ anapnein ] , it ...
... body in later antiquity . Most standard exorcisms aim at driving the demon or devil not only out of the body but also completely out of the civilized areas of the world . An exorcist usually instructs a demon to go back home to the wild ...
... body equals earth ” that runs through the ritual complex.46 The third day did not merely apply the sequence of the second day to the earth but also advanced Demeter's response . Just as in the Hymn Deme- ter's laughing and breaking her ...
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CRITICAL | 3 |
Sources and Methodology | 17 |
THE SCANDAL OF WOMENS RITUAL | 29 |
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