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The Sacred and the Feminine in Ancient Greece (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,428
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The Sacred and the Feminine in Ancient Greece (Paperback): Sue Blundell, Margaret Williamson, Margaret Williamson**Nfa***

The Sacred and the Feminine in Ancient Greece (Paperback)

Sue Blundell, Margaret Williamson, Margaret Williamson**Nfa***

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In Classical Greece women were almost entirely excluded from public life. Yet the feminine was accorded a central place in religious thought and ritual. This volume explores the often paradoxical centrality of the feminine in Greek culture, showing how out of sight was not out of mind. The contributors adopt perspectives from a wide range of disciplines, such as archaeology, art history, psychology and anthropology, in order to investigate various aspects of religion and cult. They include the part played by women in death ritual, the role of the heroines, and the fact that goddesses had no childhood, at the same time posing questions about how we know what rituals meant to their participants.
The Sacred and the Feminine in Ancient Greece is a lively and colourful exploration of the ways in which religion and ritual reveal women's importance in the Greek polis, showing how ideologies about female roles and behaviour were both endorsed and challenged in the realm of the sacred.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: March 1998
First published: 1998
Editors: Sue Blundell • Margaret Williamson • Margaret Williamson**Nfa***
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-12663-2
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > General
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LSN: 0-415-12663-0
Barcode: 9780415126632

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