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Girls and Women in Classical Greek Religion Paperback - 2003 - 1st Edition

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It has often been thought that participation in fertility rituals was women's most important religious activity in classical Greece. Matthew Dillon's wide-ranging study makes it clear that women engaged in numerous other rites and cults, and that their role in Greek religion was actually more important than that of men. Women invoked the gods' help in becoming pregnant, venerated the god of wine, worshipped new and exotic deities, used magic for both erotic and pain-relieving purposes, and far more besides.
Clear and comprehensive, this volume challenges many stereotypes of Greek women and offers unexpected insights into their experience of religion. With more than fifty illustrations, and translated extracts from contemporary texts, this is an essential resource for the study of women and religion in classical Greece.

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And in matters concerning the gods, for I consider these matters to be the most important, we women have the greatest share.

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  • Title Girls and Women in Classical Greek Religion
  • Author Matthew Dillon
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 436
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge
  • Date 2003-05-01
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780415319164 / 0415319161
  • Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.82 in (23.62 x 15.49 x 2.08 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Greece
    • Cultural Region: Mediterranean
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001019956
  • Dewey Decimal Code 292.080
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