| Women's Religions in the Greco-Roman World: A Sourcebook Contributor(s): Kraemer, Ross Shepard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195170652 ISBN-13: 9780195170658 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: This is a substantially expanded and completely revised edition of a book originally published in 1988 as Maenads, Martyrs, Matrons, Monastics. The book is a collection of translations of primary texts relevant to women's religion in Western antiquity, from the fourth century BCE to the fifth century CE. The selections are taken from the plethora of ancient religions, including Judaism and Christianity, and are translated from the six major languages of the Greco-Roman world: Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, and Coptic. The texts are grouped thematically in six sections: Observances, Rituals, and Festivals; Researching Real Women: Documents to, from and by Women; Religious Office; New Religious Affiliation and Conversion; Holy, Pious, and Exemplary Women; and The Feminine Divine. Women's Religions in the Greco-Roman World provides a unique and invaluable resource for scholars of classical antiquity, early Christianity and Judaism, and women's religion more generally. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | History - History | Ancient - Greece - History | Ancient - Rome |
| Dewey: 200.820 |
| LCCN: 87045899 |
| Lexile Measure: 1370 |
| Physical Information: 1.28" H x 5.74" W x 10.04" (1.84 lbs) 520 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece - Cultural Region - Italy - Cultural Region - Mediterranean - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a substantially expanded and completely revised edition of a book originally published in 1988 as Maenads, Martyrs, Matrons, Monastics. The book is a collection of translations of primary texts relevant to women's religion in Western antiquity, from the fourth century BCE to the fifth century CE. The selections are taken from the plethora of ancient religions, including Judaism and Christianity, and are translated from the six major languages of the Greco-Roman world: Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, and Coptic. The texts are grouped thematically in six sections: Observances, Rituals, and Festivals; Researching Real Women: Documents to, from and by Women; Religious Office; New Religious Affiliation and Conversion; Holy, Pious, and Exemplary Women; and The Feminine Divine. Women's Religions in the Greco-Roman World provides a unique and invaluable resource for scholars of classical antiquity, early Christianity and Judaism, and women's religion more generally. |