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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... tion of essays has since grown in number and scope , thanks to the kind- ness , thoughtfulness , and generosity of many . The original symposium was lent generous financial support by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences , numerous ...
... tion of a unitary " Mediterranean " culture.35 At times , and despite his de- nials , this approach seems to appeal to the notion of “ survivals , ” ancient customs that have somehow been carried on continuously to the present day in ...
... tion , since we have known for some time that " women were not allowed outside except for ritual purposes ” and conversely that some of those ritual purposes discussion of adultery , handling of pastry models of genitalia , dancing ...
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CRITICAL | 3 |
Sources and Methodology | 17 |
THE SCANDAL OF WOMENS RITUAL | 29 |
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