02750oam 2200661I 450 991078386630332120230207223939.01-134-78788-X1-134-78789-81-280-03742-30-585-44741-10-203-43547-810.4324/9780203435472 (CKB)1000000000250112(EBL)178599(OCoLC)275183819(SSID)ssj0000158776(PQKBManifestationID)11151791(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158776(PQKBWorkID)10150769(PQKB)11274303(MiAaPQ)EBC178599(Au-PeEL)EBL178599(CaPaEBR)ebr10061042(CaONFJC)MIL3742(OCoLC)52421168(EXLCZ)99100000000025011220180331d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFrom Good Goddess to vestal virgins sex and category in Roman religion /Ariadne StaplesLondon ;New York :Routledge,1998.1 online resource (227 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-51894-6 0-415-13233-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-199) and index.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 virginityVirginity and the ritual representation of Roman integrityCONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; Index; 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.Women and religionRomeWomenRomeRomeReligionRomeSocial life and customsWomen and religionWomen292.07/082Staples Ariadne1963,1565599MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783866303321From Good Goddess to vestal virgins3835453UNINA