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Staples Ariadne <1963, > |
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Titolo |
From Good Goddess to vestal virgins : sex and category in Roman religion / / Ariadne Staples |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-78788-X |
1-134-78789-8 |
1-280-03742-3 |
0-585-44741-1 |
0-203-43547-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (227 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women and religion - Rome |
Women - Rome |
Rome Religion |
Rome Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-199) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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