Vestal Virgins, Sibyls, and Matrons
Subtitle: Women in Roman Religion
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: December 15, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780292716933
Subjects: Ancient Roman religion; BCE to c 500 CE; Religion; Religion - Church History; Antiquities & Archaeology; Religion / Antiquities & Archaeology; Religious life; Rome; Women; Women and religion
Description: Takács offers a sweeping overview of Roman women's roles and functions in religion and, by extension, in Rome's history and culture during both the Republic and the Empire. She begins with the religious calendar and the various festivals in which women were significant and then examines major female deities and cults.