Vestal Virgin
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Rome S Vestal Virgins
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Author : Robin Lorsch Wildfang
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-09-27
Rome S Vestal Virgins written by Robin Lorsch Wildfang and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-27 with History categories.
Comprehensive and thoroughly up-to-date, this volume offers a brand new analysis of the Vestal Virgins’ ritual function in Roman religion. Undertaking a detailed and careful analysis of ancient literary sources, Wildfang argues that the Vestals’ virginity must be understood on a variety of different levels and provides a solution to the problem of the Vestals’ peculiar legal status in ancient Rome. Addressing the one official state priesthood open to women at Rome, this volume explores and analyzes a range of topics including: the rituals enacted by priestesses (both the public rituals performed in connection with official state rites and festivals and the private rites associated only with the order itself) the division and interface between religion, state and family structure the Vestals’ participation in rights that were outside the sphere of traditional female activity. New and insightful, this investigation of one of the most important state cults in ancient Rome is an essential addition to the bookshelves of all those interested in Roman religion, history and culture.
The History Of The Vestal Virgins Of Rome
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Author : T. Cato Worsfold
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2018-12-02
The History Of The Vestal Virgins Of Rome written by T. Cato Worsfold and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-02 with History categories.
In ancient Rome, the Vestals or Vestal Virgins were priestesses of Vesta, goddess of the hearth. The College of the Vestals and its well-being were regarded as fundamental to the continuance and security of Rome. They cultivated the sacred fire that was not allowed to go out. The Vestals were freed of the usual social obligations to marry and bear children and took a 30-year vow of chastity in order to devote themselves to the study and correct observance of state rituals that were forbidden to the colleges of male priests. “AS far back as it is possible to trace the old religions of mankind, and in cases where primitive religions are still to be observed in savage countries, one finds as a feature of many cults, in various ages and countries, establishments of Virgin Priestesses, or religious votaries as an important adjunct to the worship of the Deity. “Of these establishments, perhaps the best known is that of the Vestal Virgins of Rome. “As I know of no exhaustive account of the Vestals in the English language, I have sought in these pages to trace the history of the foundation from its beginning (715 B.C.) to its extinction under Theodosius in a.D. 394, to set forth the status, functions and privileges of its members during this period of over one thousand years; to describe and discuss the temples served and hostels occupied by the Vestals, both as recorded in Latin and Greek authors and as shown by their existing remains; and finally, to give some account of similar foundations in other countries and other ages.”—T. Cato Worsfold
The Role Of Vestal Virgins In Roman Civic Religion
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Author : Lindsay J. Thompson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
The Role Of Vestal Virgins In Roman Civic Religion written by Lindsay J. Thompson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
This study introduces a question, somewhat disregarded or discounted in recent years, regarding the link between the Vestals and early Christian consecrated virgins. In a political interpretation of the ancient Roman virginity cult, this work demonstrates that female virginity was understood by both Christian and non-Christian Romans as a symbolic analogue of the securely intact body politic.
Portraits Of The Vestal Virgins Priestesses Of Ancient Rome
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Author : Molly Lindner
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2015-08-20
Portraits Of The Vestal Virgins Priestesses Of Ancient Rome written by Molly Lindner and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-20 with Art categories.
Examines portraits of Rome's Vestal Virgins as artistic documents and political vehicles
The History Of The Vestal Virgins Of Rome
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Author : Sir Thomas Cato Worsfold
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1934
The History Of The Vestal Virgins Of Rome written by Sir Thomas Cato Worsfold and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1934 with Vestal virgins categories.
Vestal Virgin
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Author : Katherine Spada Basto
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-10-21
Vestal Virgin written by Katherine Spada Basto and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-21 with History categories.
Cornelia Cosa is unwillingly chosen to be a Vestal Virgin for thirty years. She begins her training as a novice, learning the ancient rites and rituals to Vestal, dedicating herself to guarding Vesta's flame Set during the turbulent reign of Emperor Nero in 60 AD, when Rome worshiped many gods and goddesses, there is one group the Emperor will not abide- a group called the Jesus Followers. Led by Paul, under house arrest, Nero perceives them as a threat to Rome and begins to scapegoat those suspected as being a part of the Cult of the Nazarene. When Cornelia sneals out one night with her follow Vestal, Vibidia, to listen to Paul preach, her life will never be the same. And when the augur, Lucius befriends her, she begins to understand how superstitious the Roman people are and how much credence they give to augusires, signs and omens. Ms. Spada Basto weaves in the ancient legends and mythologies of Rome, alongside many of the festivals and rituals of the Roman people. Based on many true events, "Vestal Virgin: Chosen for Rome" follows the authentic timeline during the reign of Nerol, culminating in the Great Fire of Rome and the fate of the Apostle Paul.
Rome S Vestal Virgins
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Author : Robin Lorsch Wildfang
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2006
Rome S Vestal Virgins written by Robin Lorsch Wildfang and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
This is an exploration of the function of the Vestal Virgins in the changing Roman world, exposed to new and different cultures through the expansion of the Roman Empire, provides a new and penetrating investigation of a cult which was at the very centre of ancient Roman religion.
From Good Goddess To Vestal Virgins
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Author : Ariadne Staples
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-02-01
From Good Goddess To Vestal Virgins written by Ariadne Staples and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-01 with History categories.
The role of women in Roman culture and society was a paradoxical one. On the one hand they enjoyed social, material and financial independence and on the other hand they were denied basic constitutional rights. Roman history is not short of powerful female figures, such as Agrippina and Livia, yet their power stemmed from their associations with great men and was not officially recognised. Ariadne Staples' book examines how women in Rome were perceived both by themselves and by men through women's participation in Roman religion, as Roman religious ritual provided the single public arena where women played a significant formal role. From Good Goddess to Vestal Virgins argues that the ritual roles played out by women were vital in defining them sexually and that these sexually defined categories spilled over into other aspects of Roman culture, including political activity. Ariadne Staples provides an arresting and original analysis of the role of women in Roman society, which challenges traditionally held views and provokes further questions.
The Vestal Virgin Or The Roman Ladies
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Author : Sir Robert Howard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1722
The Vestal Virgin Or The Roman Ladies written by Sir Robert Howard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1722 with categories.
The History Of The Vestal Virgins Of Rome
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Author : Sir Thomas Cato Worsfold
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1934
The History Of The Vestal Virgins Of Rome written by Sir Thomas Cato Worsfold and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1934 with Cults categories.