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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... Diana . THE WORSHIP OF DIANA OF THE GROVE The worship of the goddess Diana evokes the primeval and primitive origins of early Roman ritual : the maiden goddess of the groves had one of her primary residences in the hauntingly evocative ...
... Diana served as a kingmaker and comrade in arms to those in power . Despite the goddess's female form , she was identified by activities that trained men for political leadership : hunting , warfare , and politics . The cult at Nemi ...
... Diana was chosen , not particularly because she protects women , but rather , because the ambivalence of Diana , her resis- tance to categories of gender and of mature sexuality , appealed to parents mourning their daughters . Dying ...
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CRITICAL | 3 |
Sources and Methodology | 17 |
THE SCANDAL OF WOMENS RITUAL | 29 |
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