A Place at the Altar : : Priestesses in Republican Rome / / Meghan J. DiLuzio.
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...
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016] ©2017 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (304 p.) :; 19 halftones. 2 line illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter One. The Flamen and Flaminica Dialis
- Chapter Two. Priestly Couples
- Chapter Three. Salian Virgins, Sacerdotes, and Ministrae
- Chapter Four. The Vestal Virgins
- Chapter Five. The Costume of the Vestal Virgins
- Chapter Six. The Ritual Activities of the Vestal Virgins
- Chapter Seven. The Vestal Virgins in Roman Politics
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index