Women's Religious Activity in the Roman Republic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schultz, Celia E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Religious life--Rome.

Women and religion--Rome.

Local Subjects:

Women--Religious life--Rome.

Women and religion--Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Expanding the discussion of religious participation of women in ancient Rome, Celia E. Schultz demonstrates that in addition to observances of marriage, fertility, and childbirth, there were more--and more important--religious opportunities available to Roman women than are commonly considered. Based on research in ancient literature, inscriptions, and archaeological remains from the fifth to the first century B.C.E., Schultz's study shows that women honored gods unaffiliated with domestic matters, including Hercules and Jupiter; they took part in commercial, military, and political ri

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Literary Evidence; Chapter 2. Women in the Epigraphic Record; Chapter 3. The Evidence of Votive Deposits; Chapter 4. Household Ritual; Chapter 5. Social Status and Religious Participation; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Concordance of Inscriptions; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9798890880543

9780807877258

0807877255

OCLC:

82483696