| Description |
xv, 415 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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. |
| Subject |
Greece -- Religion.
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Greece. |
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Religion. |
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Women and religion -- Greece.
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Women and religion. |
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Women priests -- Greece.
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Women priests. |
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Greece -- Antiquities.
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Antiquities. |
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Greece -- History -- 146 B.C.-323 A.D.
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| ISBN |
0691127468 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780691127460 hardcover alkaline paper |
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