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A Place at the Altar
Priestesses in Republican Rome
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Artikel-Nr:
9780691169576
Veröffentl:
2016
Seiten:
304
Autor:
Meghan J. DiLuzio
Gewicht:
664 g
Format:
237x164x25 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Meghan J. DiLuzio is assistant professor of classics at Baylor University.
A Place at the Altar illuminates a previously underappreciated dimension of religion in ancient Rome: the role of priestesses in civic cult. Demonstrating that priestesses had a central place in public rituals and institutions, Meghan DiLuzio emphasizes the complex, gender-inclusive nature of Roman priesthood. In ancient Rome, priestly service was a cooperative endeavor, requiring men and women, husbands and wives, and elite Romans and slaves to work together to manage the communitys relationship with its gods