women's ritual practice in ancient Greece
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Goff, Barbara E.
- Publish Year
- 2004
- Shelfmark
- B5865 - B
- Thesaurus
- riten, religie, cultuur, literatuur, antieke oudheid
- Description
- Goff loooks at the activities women of ancient Greece performed in the sphere of ritual, and what the meanings of such activities for them and for their culture were. A comprehensive and sophisticated investigation of the ritual roles of women in ancient Greece, it draws on a wide range of evidence from across the Greek world, including literary and historical texts, inscriptions, and vase-paintings, to assemble a portrait of women as religious and cultural agents, despite the ideals of seclusion within the home and exclusion from public arenas that restricted their lives.