Overview
...a work of considerable scholarship, and one on which the author is to be congratulated.' - Minerva It has often been thought that participation in fertility rituals was women's most important religious activity in classical Greece. Matthew Dillon's wide-ranging study makes it clear that women engaged in numerous other rites and cults, and that their role in Greek religion was actually more important than that of men. Women invoked the gods' help in becoming pregnant, venerated the god of wine, worshipped new and exotic deities, used magic for both erotic and pain-relieving purposes, and far more besides. While traditional scholarship has seen such involvement in religion as escapist, Dillon's skillful presentation of the evidence proves that this denigrates women's religiosity and the real importance they attached to their relationship with the divine. Clear, coherent and comprehensive, this volume challenges many stereotypes of Greek women and offers unexpected insights into their experience of religion. With more than fifty illustrations, and translated extracts from contemporary texts, this is an essential resource for the study of women and religion in classical
Full Product Details
Author: Matthew Dillon
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.830kg
ISBN: 9780415319164
ISBN 10: 0415319161
Pages: 438
Publication Date: 01 May 2003
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'Highly recommended ... no collection of classical, religious or gender studies would be complete without it.' - Choice 'A work of considerable scholarship, and one on which the author is to be congratulated.' - Minerva 'It makes accessible a substantial body of disparate material.' - JACT Review ;Wisely, this important contribution to understanding the female dimesion of ancient religion does not make the worship of goddesses a central concern.' - International Review of Biblical Studies
'Highly recommended ... no collection of classical, religious or gender studies would be complete without it.' - Choice 'A work of considerable scholarship, and one on which the author is to be congratulated.' - Minerva 'It makes accessible a substantial body of disparate material.' - JACT Review ;Wisely, this important contribution to understanding the female dimesion of ancient religion does not make the worship of goddesses a central concern.' - International Review of Biblical Studies
