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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... result in a stereotyped notion of " men's curiosity . ” For men , these are seen as occasional lapses , while when committed by women , they are adduced to validate a truism about femi- nine nature . If women's curiosity poses a direct ...
... result , the movement of the maenads to the wild not only suggests the collapse of spa- tial differentiation between human and animal , civilization and the wild , but also dissolves gender and social hierarchies . The women's bacchic ...
... result , Mar- cia's empowerment fails to articulate a viable alternative to her husband's cause but renders her instead a complement to his persona . The flawed ritual , along with the confusion of marriage and funeral rites ...
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CRITICAL | 3 |
Sources and Methodology | 17 |
THE SCANDAL OF WOMENS RITUAL | 29 |
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