03266nam 2200553Ia 450 991096838760332120251117115044.01-134-36508-X0-415-20272-81-280-02137-30-203-62132-8(CKB)111087026867534(StDuBDS)AH3713671(SSID)ssj0000297555(PQKBManifestationID)11224590(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000297555(PQKBWorkID)10334917(PQKB)10813116(MiAaPQ)EBC180955(Au-PeEL)EBL180955(CaPaEBR)ebr5004221(CaONFJC)MIL2137(OCoLC)299570254(EXLCZ)9911108702686753420010410d2002 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrGirls and women in classical Greek religion /Matthew DillonLondon ;New York Routledgec20021 online resource (448 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-415-31916-1 0-203-34834-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.It has often been thought that participation in fertility rituals was women's most important religious activity in classical Greece. Matthew Dillon's wide-ranging study makes it clear that women engaged in numerous other rites and cults, and that their role in Greek religion was actually more important than that of men. Women invoked the gods' help in becoming pregnant, venerated the god of wine, worshipped new and exotic deities, used magic for both erotic and pain-relieving purposes, and far more besides. Clear and comprehensive, this volume challenges many stereotypes of Greek women and offers unexpected insights into their experience of religion. With more than fifty illustrations, and translated extracts from contemporary texts, this is an essential resource for the study of women and religion in classical Greece. It has often been thought that participation in fertility rituals was women's most important religious activity in classical Greece. Matthew Dillon's wide-ranging study makes it clear that women engaged in numerous other rites and cults, and that their role in Greek religion was actually more important than that of men. Women invoked the gods' help in becoming pregnant, venerated the god of wine, worshipped new and exotic deities, used magic for both erotic and pain-relieving purposes, and far more besides. Clear and comprehensive, this volume challenges many stereotypes of Greek women and offers unexpected insights into their experience of religion. With more than fifty illustrations, and translated extracts from contemporary texts, this is an essential resource for the study of women and religion in classical Greece.Women and religionGreeceHistoryWomen and religionHistory.292.08/082Dillon Matthew1963-627940MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910968387603321Girls and women in classical Greek religion2612711UNINA