From Good Goddess to vestal virgins : sex and category in Roman religion / / Ariadne Staples

• Autore: Staples Ariadne <1963->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (227 p.)
• Disciplina: 292.07/082
• Soggetto topico: Women and religion - Rome; Women - Rome
• Soggetto geografico: Rome Religion; Rome Social life and customs
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-199) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: From Good goddess to vestal virgins
• ISBN: 1-134-78788-X; 1-134-78789-8; 1-280-03742-3; 0-585-44741-1; 0-203-43547-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807301003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II