An edition of Portrait of a priestess
(2010)
Portrait of a priestess
women and ritual in ancient Greece
by Joan Breton Connelly
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Religion, Women priests, Women and religion, Antiquities, History, Greece, religion, Greece, antiquities, Greece, history, 146 b.c.-323 a.d., PriestsPlaces
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Portrait of a priestess: women and ritual in ancient Greece
2010, Princeton University Press
in English
0691143846 9780691143842
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Time, space, source material, and methods
Paths to priesthood: preparation, requirements, and acquisition
Priesthoods of prominence: Athena Polias at Athens, Demeter and Kore at Eleusis, Hera at Argos, and Apollo at Delphi
Dressing the part: costume, attribute, and mimesis
The priestess in the sanctuary: implements, portraits, and patronage
The priestess in action: procession, sacrifice, and benefaction
Priestly privilege: perquisites, honors, and authority
Death of the priestess: grave monuments, epitaphs, and public burial
The end of the line: the coming of Christianity
Conclusions.
Edition Notes
"First paperback printing, with a new glossary and maps, 2010"--T.p. verso.
Originally published: 2007.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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