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A Place at the Altar - Priestesses in Republican Rome (Hardcover)
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A Place at the Altar - Priestesses in Republican Rome (Hardcover)
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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 priesthood. In ancient
Rome, priestly service was a cooperative endeavor, requiring men
and women, husbands and wives, and elite Romans and slaves to work
together to manage the community's relationship with its gods. Like
their male colleagues, priestesses offered sacrifices on behalf of
the Roman people, and prayed for the community's well-being. As
they carried out their ritual obligations, they were assisted by
female cult personnel, many of them slave women. DiLuzio explores
the central role of the Vestal Virgins and shows that they occupied
just one type of priestly office open to women. Some priestesses,
including the flaminica Dialis, the regina sacrorum, and the wives
of the curial priests, served as part of priestly couples. Others,
such as the priestesses of Ceres and Fortuna Muliebris, were
largely autonomous. A Place at the Altar offers a fresh
understanding of how the women of ancient Rome played a leading
role in public cult.
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