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LEADER: 03259cam a22004094a 4500
001 2006013073
003 DLC
005 20080609125254.0
008 060418s2007 njuaf b 001 0 eng
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocm67728101
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050 00 $aBL795.W65$bC66 2007
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100 1 $aConnelly, Joan Breton,$d1954-
245 10 $aPortrait of a priestess :$bwomen and ritual in ancient Greece /$cJoan Breton Connelly.
260 $aPrinceton :$bPrinceton University Press,$cc2007.
300 $axv, 415 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill. (some col.) ;$c27 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 365-381) and indexes.
520 $aArchaeologist Connelly gives us the first comprehensive cultural history of priestesses in the ancient Greek world. Connelly presents the fullest picture yet of how priestesses lived and worked, from the most famous and sacred of them--the Delphic Oracle and the priestess of Athena Polias--to basket bearers and handmaidens. Along the way, she challenges long-held beliefs to show that priestesses played far more significant public roles in ancient Greece than previously acknowledged. Connelly examines archaeological evidence in the broader context of literary sources, inscriptions, sculpture, and vase painting. The picture that emerges reveals that women in religious office were not as secluded and marginalized as we have thought--that religious office was one arena in ancient Greece where women enjoyed privileges and authority comparable to that of men. Connelly concludes by examining women's roles in early Christianity, taking on the larger issue of the exclusion of women from the Christian priesthood.--From publisher description.
505 0 $aIntroduction : 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.
651 0 $aGreece$xReligion.
650 0 $aWomen and religion$zGreece.
650 0 $aWomen priests$zGreece.
651 0 $aGreece$xAntiquities.
651 0 $aGreece$xHistory$y146 B.C.-323 A.D.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006013073.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2006013073-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0734/2006013073-b.html