Women's religious activity in the Roman Republic /
Schultz, Celia E.
Women's religious activity in the Roman Republic / Celia E. Schultz. - Chapel Hill, NC : University of North Carolina Press, ©2006. - 1 online resource (xiii, 234 pages) : illustrations - Studies in the history of Greece and Rome . - Studies in the history of Greece and Rome. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Literary evidence -- Women in the epigraphic record -- The evidence of votive deposits -- Household ritual -- Social status and religious participation -- Conclusion.
Schultz demonstrates that in addition to observances of marriage, fertility, and childbirth, there were more--and more important--religious opportunities available to Roman women than are commonly considered. Her study of ancient literature, inscriptions, and archaeological remains from the fifth to the first century B.C.E. shows that women honored gods unaffiliated with domestic matters, including Hercules and Jupiter; they took part in commercial, military, and political rites; they often worshipped alongside men; and they were not confined to the private sphere, the traditional domain of wo.
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9780807830185
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Women--Religious life--Rome.
Women and religion--Rome.
Femmes--Vie religieuse--Rome.
Femmes et religion--Rome.
RELIGION--Antiquities & Archaeology.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
Women and religion
Women--Religious life
Religionsausübung
Frau
Godsdienst.
Vrouwen.
Romeinse republiek.
Rome (Empire)
Römisches Reich
Electronic books.
BL625.7 / .S38 2006eb
292.07082
Women's religious activity in the Roman Republic / Celia E. Schultz. - Chapel Hill, NC : University of North Carolina Press, ©2006. - 1 online resource (xiii, 234 pages) : illustrations - Studies in the history of Greece and Rome . - Studies in the history of Greece and Rome. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Literary evidence -- Women in the epigraphic record -- The evidence of votive deposits -- Household ritual -- Social status and religious participation -- Conclusion.
Schultz demonstrates that in addition to observances of marriage, fertility, and childbirth, there were more--and more important--religious opportunities available to Roman women than are commonly considered. Her study of ancient literature, inscriptions, and archaeological remains from the fifth to the first century B.C.E. shows that women honored gods unaffiliated with domestic matters, including Hercules and Jupiter; they took part in commercial, military, and political rites; they often worshipped alongside men; and they were not confined to the private sphere, the traditional domain of wo.
9780807877258 0807877255 9781429453912 1429453915 0807830186 9780807830185
9780807830185
GBA643550 bnb
013455909 Uk
Women--Religious life--Rome.
Women and religion--Rome.
Femmes--Vie religieuse--Rome.
Femmes et religion--Rome.
RELIGION--Antiquities & Archaeology.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
Women and religion
Women--Religious life
Religionsausübung
Frau
Godsdienst.
Vrouwen.
Romeinse republiek.
Rome (Empire)
Römisches Reich
Electronic books.
BL625.7 / .S38 2006eb
292.07082