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Women and religion in the first Christian centuries / Deborah F. Sawyer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sawyer, Deborah F., 1956-
- Series:
- Religion in the first Christian centuries.
- Religion in the first Christian centuries
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women and religion--Rome--History.
- Women and religion.
- Women in Christianity--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Women in Christianity.
- Rome--Religion.
- Rome.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (195 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Women and Religion in the First Christian Centuries focuses on religion during the period of Roman imperial rule and its significance in women's lives.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; ANCIENT ROME AND WOMEN'S LIVES; WOMEN WITHIN JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY; THE GRECO-ROMAN IMAGINATION; GODS AND GODDESSES; THE RELIGION OF JEWISH WOMEN; FROM DIVERSITY TO CONFORMITY; MAGNA MATER AND THE VESTAL VIRGINS; WISDOM, LILITH AND MOTHERS; SISTERS IN CHRIST OR DAUGHTERS OF EVE?; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-84178-7
- 1-134-84179-5
- 0-203-42688-6
- 0-203-29834-9
- 1-280-32036-2
- 9786610320363
- 9780203426883
- OCLC:
- 560370828
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