Finding Persephone: Women's Rituals in the Ancient Mediterranean
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Finding Persephone: Women's Rituals in the Ancient Mediterranean

Finding Persephone: Women's Rituals in the Ancient Mediterranean

By
Maryline Parca (Contributor) Angeliki Tzanetou (Contributor)  

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Drawing upon the latest research in gender studies, history of religion, feminism, ritual theory, performance, anthropology, archaeology, and art history, Finding Persephone investigates the ways in which the religious lives and ritual practices of women in Greek and Roman antiquity helped shape their social and civic identity. Barred from participating in many public arenas, women asserted their presence by performing rituals at festivals and presiding over rites associated with life passages and healing. The essays in this lively and timely volume reveal the central place of women in the religious and ritual practices of the societies of the ancient Mediterranean. Readers interested in religion, women's studies, and classical antiquity will find a unique exploration of the nature and character of women's autonomy within the religious sphere and a full account of women's agency in the public domain. 20 b&w photos, 1 figures, 2 maps CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning - No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
Maryline Parca teaches at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is author of The Franchetti Collection in Rome: Inscriptions and Sculptural Fragments.Angeliki Tzanetou teaches at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has published articles on women's rituals and politics in Greek drama.
  • Contributor: Maryline Parca
  • Imprint: Indiana University Press
  • ISBN13: 9780253219381
  • Number of Pages: 344
  • Packaged Dimensions: 155x235mm
  • Packaged Weight: 490
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Indiana University Press
  • Release Date: 2007-11-27
  • Series: Studies in Ancient Folklore and Popular Culture
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Maryline Parca teaches at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is author of The Franchetti Collection in Rome: Inscriptions and Sculptural Fragments.Angeliki Tzanetou teaches at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has published articles on women's rituals and politics in Greek drama.

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