A place at the altar : priestesses in Republican Rome /

A place at the altar : priestesses in Republican Rome /

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Author / Creator:	DiLuzio, Meghan J., 1981- author.
Imprint:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Women priests -- Rome. Religion. Women priests. Rome -- Religion. Rome -- Religious life and customs. Rome (Empire) Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11548976

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ISBN:	1400883032 9781400883035 0691169578 9780691169576
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. In English. Print version record.
Summary:	"A Place at the Altar illuminates a previously underappreciated dimension of religion in ancient Rome: the role of priestesses in civic cult. Demonstrating that priestesses had a central place in public rituals and institutions, Meghan DiLuzio emphasizes the complex, gender-inclusive nature of Roman priesthood. In ancient Rome, priestly service was a cooperative endeavor, requiring men and women, husbands and wives, and elite Romans and slaves to work together to manage the community's relationship with its gods. Like their male colleagues, priestesses offered sacrifices on behalf of the Roman people, and prayed for the community's well-being. As they carried out their ritual obligations, they were assisted by female cult personnel, many of them slave women. DiLuzio explores the central role of the Vestal Virgins and shows that they occupied just one type of priestly office open to women. Some priestesses, including the flaminica Dialis, the regina sacrorum, and the wives of the curial priests, served as part of priestly couples. Others, such as the priestesses of Ceres and Fortuna Muliebris, were largely autonomous. A Place at the Altar offers a fresh understanding of how the women of ancient Rome played a leading role in public cult"--
Other form:	Print version: DiLuzio, Meghan J. Place at the Altar. Princeton University Press, 2016 9780691169576 0691169578
Standard no.:	40026816514 10.1515/9781400883035

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The Flamen and Flaminica dialis
Priestly couples
Salian virgins, sacerdotes, and ministrae
The Vestal Virgins
The costume of the Vestal Virgins
The ritual activities of the Vestal Virgins
The Vestal Virgins in Roman politics
Conclusion.