Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece
de Connelly, Joan Breton
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- VG (light bumping to wraps along edges mainly, pages are clean and clear.)
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- 0691127468
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Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007. Softcover. VG (light bumping to wraps along edges mainly, pages are clean and clear.). Black and color illustrated wraps with white and tan lettering, xv, 415 pp, 16 unnumbered pages of plates, bw and color illustrated. Archaeologist Connelly gives us the first comprehensive cultural history of priestesses in the ancient Greek world. Connelly presents the fullest picture yet of how priestesses lived and worked, from the most famous and sacred of them--the Delphic Oracle and the priestess of Athena Polias--to basket bearers and handmaidens. Along the way, she challenges long-held beliefs to show that priestesses played far more significant public roles in ancient Greece than previously acknowledged. Connelly examines archaeological evidence in the broader context of literary sources, inscriptions, sculpture, and vase painting. The picture that emerges reveals that women in religious office were not as secluded and marginalized as we have thought--that religious office was one arena in ancient Greece where women enjoyed privileges and authority comparable to that of men. Connelly concludes by examining women's roles in early Christianity, taking on the larger issue of the exclusion of women from the Christian priesthood.--From publisher description. Contents include: Introduction : time, space, source material, and methods -- Paths to priesthood : preparation, requirements, and acquisition -- Priesthoods of prominence : Athena Polias at Athens, Demeter and Kore at Eleusis, Hera at Argos, and Apollo at Delphi -- Dressing the part : costume, attribute, and mimesis -- The priestess in the sanctuary : implements, portraits, and patronage -- The priestess in action : procession, sacrifice, and benefaction -- Priestly privilege : perquisites, honors, and authority -- Death of the priestess : grave monuments, epitaphs, and public burial -- The end of the line : the coming of Christianity -- Conclusions.
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- Título
- Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece
- Autor
- Connelly, Joan Breton
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Softcover
- Estado del libro
- Usado - VG (light bumping to wraps along edges mainly, pages are clean and clear.)
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
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- ISBN 10
- 0691127468
- ISBN 13
- 9780691127460
- Editorial
- Princeton University Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Princeton
- Fecha de publicación
- 2007
- Palabras clave
- European History ; Women and Religion, Greek History ; ;
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