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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827936403321

Autore

Sawyer Deborah F. <1956->

Titolo

Women and religion in the first Christian centuries / / Deborah F. Sawyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1996

ISBN

1-134-84178-7

1-134-84179-5

0-203-42688-6

0-203-29834-9

1-280-32036-2

9786610320363

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Collana

Religion in the first Christian centuries

Disciplina

200/.82

Soggetti

Women and religion - Rome - History

Women in Christianity - History - Early church, ca. 30-600

Rome Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.