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

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Staples, Ariadne, 1963-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.Description: 1 online resource (x, 207 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0585447411
9780585447414
0203435478
9780203435472
9780415132336
0415132339
9786610037421
6610037426
9781134787890
1134787898
9781134787845
1134787847
9781134787883
113478788X
9780415518949
0415518946

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: From Good Goddess to vestal virgins.DDC classification:

292.07/082 21

LOC classification:

BL815.W6 S73 1998eb

Other classification:

11.17

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Contents:

Part I. The cult of Bona Dea -- Part II. The cults of Ceres and Flora -- Part III. Venus' role in Roman religion -- Part IV. The vestals and Rome.

Summary: The role of women in Roman culture and society was a paradoxical one. On the one hand they enjoyed social, material and financial independence and on the other hand they were denied basic constitutional rights. Roman history is not short of powerful female figures, such as Agrippina and Livia, yet their power stemmed from their associations with great men and was not officially recognised. Ariadne Staples' book examines how women in Rome were perceived both by themselves and by men through women's participation in Roman religion, as Roman religious ritual provided the single public arena where women played a significant formal role. From Good Goddess to Vestal Virgins argues that the ritual roles played out by women were vital in defining them sexually and that these sexually defined categories spilled over into other aspects of Roman culture, including political activity. 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-199) and index.

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Part I. The cult of Bona Dea -- Part II. The cults of Ceres and Flora -- Part III. Venus' role in Roman religion -- Part IV. The vestals and Rome.

The role of women in Roman culture and society was a paradoxical one. On the one hand they enjoyed social, material and financial independence and on the other hand they were denied basic constitutional rights. Roman history is not short of powerful female figures, such as Agrippina and Livia, yet their power stemmed from their associations with great men and was not officially recognised. Ariadne Staples' book examines how women in Rome were perceived both by themselves and by men through women's participation in Roman religion, as Roman religious ritual provided the single public arena where women played a significant formal role. From Good Goddess to Vestal Virgins argues that the ritual roles played out by women were vital in defining them sexually and that these sexually defined categories spilled over into other aspects of Roman culture, including political activity. 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.

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