From Good Goddess to vestal virgins : sex and category in Roman religion / Ariadne Staples.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Staples, Ariadne, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women and religion--Rome.

Women and religion.

Women--Rome.

Women.

Rome--Religion.

Rome.

Rome--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ariadne Staples provides an arresting and original analysis of the role of women in Roman society, which challenges traditionally held views and provokes further questions.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; INTRODUCTION; INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER 1; THE CULT OF BONA DEA; Hercules and Cacus; Hercules and Bona Dea; The women's goddess; 'A rite so ancient'; Bona Dea and the mysteries of Mithras; Opertanea Sacra; Wine, milk and honey; INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER 2; CERES AND FLORA; Uneasy misogyny; Wife and prostitute in myth; Wife and prostitute in ritual; INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER 3; VENUS; Venus Verticordia; Venus Obsequens and Venus Erycina; Venus and Bona Dea; INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER 4; THE USES OF VIRGINITY: THE VESTALS AND ROME; The transvaluation of virginity

Virginity and the ritual representation of Roman integrityCONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-199) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-78788-X

1-134-78789-8

1-280-03742-3

0-585-44741-1

0-203-43547-8

9780203435472

OCLC:

275183819