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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... religious life of the community , especially because Athens was held as the " norm " and sex segregation was perceived as being adhered to more rigidly there than in the societies of Hellenistic Egypt or Rome ( Cohen 1989 , 3-15 ) ...
... religious office or honors are considered within the wider con- text of Roman religion in general . We begin with a discussion of how a woman's social and marital status as well as her personal reputation affected her chances of ...
... religious honor , whether by the pontifex maximus or by the matrons of Rome , always affirmed the importance of a woman's status and reputation within society at large . Roman women could also take an active role on their own behalf ...
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CRITICAL | 3 |
Sources and Methodology | 17 |
THE SCANDAL OF WOMENS RITUAL | 29 |
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