02766nam 2200673Ia 450 991080730100332120200520144314.01-134-78788-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)99100000000025011219970221d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFrom Good Goddess to vestal virgins sex and category in Roman religion /Ariadne Staples1st ed.London ;New York Routledge19981 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 Ariadne1963-597507MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807301003321From Good goddess to vestal virgins1031628UNINA