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Author:

Connelly, Joan Breton, 1954-

Title:

Portrait of a priestess : women and ritual in ancient Greece / Joan Breton Connelly.

Publisher:

Princeton University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xv, 413 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Subject:

Greece--Religion.
Women and religion--Greece.
Women priests--Greece.
Greece--Antiquities.
Greece--History--146 B.C.-323 A.D.
Priesteressen.
Griekse oudheid.
Griekenland.
Femmes et religion--Grèce.
Prêtresses--Grèce.
Grèce--Religion.
Grèce--Antiquités.
Grèce--Histoire--146 av. J.-C.-323.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-381) and indexes.

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.

ISBN:

9780691127460 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0691127468 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2006013073

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)