Vestal virgins, sibyls, and matrons : women in Roman religion

Vestal virgins, sibyls, and matrons : women in Roman religion /

Takács offers a sweeping overview of Roman women's roles and functions in religion and, by extension, in Rome's history and culture during both the Republic and the Empire. She begins with the religious calendar and the various festivals in which women were significant and then examines ma...

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Main Author: Takács, Sarolta A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [2008]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Women and religion > Rome.
Women > Religious life > Rome.
Women > Rome.
Religionshistoria > religiös verksamhet > Rom > Romerska riket.
Vardagslivet.
Traditioner.
Kvinnor och religion > Romerska riket.
Romersk religion.
Manners and customs.
Religion.
Women.
Women and religion.
Women > Religious life.
Rome > Religion.
Rome > Religious life and customs.
Rome > Social life and customs.
Romerska riket > vardagsliv och traditioner.
Rome (Empire)
Table of Contents:
  • The silent ones speak
  • Life cycles and time structures
  • The making of Rome
  • Rome eternal
  • Rome besieged
  • Rome and its provinces.

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