| Physical description |
x, 158 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-155) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Within the aedes Vestae -- 2. The vestals in public -- 3. Vestal initiation - the rite of captio -- 4. The vestal's virginity -- 5. The vestal's legal and financial position -- 6. The vestals in the Romans' history -- 7. The vestals in Roman history. |
| Summary |
"Rome's Vestal Virgins examines one of the most important state cults in ancient Rome and the role of the virgin priestesses in ancient Roman religion and society. It analyses the rituals these priestesses enacted, both the public rituals performed in connection with official state rites and festivals, and the private rites associated only with the order itself." "This exploration of the function of the Vestal Virgins in the changing Roman world, exposed to new and different cultures through the expansion of the Roman Empire, provides a new and penetrating investigation of a cult which was at the very centre of ancient Roman religion."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Other formats |
Also available on the internet. |
| Subject |
Vestal virgins.
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Women and religion -- Rome.
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Rome -- Religion.
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| Local subject |
Internet access. |
| ISBN |
0415397952 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
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0415397960 (paperback: alkaline paper) |
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0203968387 (e-book) |
| Standard Number |
9780415397957 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780415397964 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780203968383 (ebk.) |
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