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Women's Religions in the Greco-Roman World: A Sourcebook

By Ross Shepard Kraemer

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2004
ISBN
9780195170658, 0195170652
LCC
BL625.7 .M34 2004
Open Library ID
OL3693953M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2354452 bytes)
Pages
516\516
Topic
History
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

This is a substantially expanded and completely revised edition of a book originally published in 1988 as Maenads, Martyrs, Matrons, Monastics. The book is a collection of translations of primary texts relevant to women's religion in Western antiquity, from the fourth century BCE to the fifth century CE. The selections are taken from from the plethora of ancient religions, including Judaism and Christianity, and are translated from the six major languages of the Greco-Roman world: Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, and Coptic. The texts are grouped thematically in six sections: Observances, Rituals, and Festivals; Researching Real Women: Documents to, from and by Women; Religious Office; New Religious Affiliation and Conversion; Holy, Pious, and Exemplary Women; and The Feminine Divine. Women's Religions in the Greco-Roman World provides a unique and invaluable resource for scholars of classical antiquity, early Christianity and Judaism, and women's religion more generally.

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