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Landscapes, Gender, and Ritual Space

The Ancient Greek Experience

By: Susan Guettel Cole

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Landscapes, Gender, and Ritual Space

The Ancient Greek Experience

By: Susan Guettel Cole

The division of land and consolidation of territory that created the Greek polis also divided sacred from productive space, sharpened distinctions between purity and pollution, and created a ritual system premised on gender difference. Regional sanctuaries ameliorated competition between city-states, publicized the results of competitive rituals for males, and encouraged judicial alternatives to violence. Female ritual efforts, focused on reproduction and the health of the family, are less visible, but, as this provocative study shows, no less significant. Taking a fresh look at the epigraphical evidence for Greek ritual practice in the context of recent studies of landscape and political organization, Susan Guettel Cole illuminates the profoundly gendered nature of Greek cult practice and explains the connections between female rituals and the integrity of the community. In a rich integration of ancient sources and current theory, Cole brings together the complex evidence for Greek ritual practice. She discusses relevant medical and philosophical theories about the female body; considers Greek ideas about purity, pollution, and ritual purification; and examines the cult of Artemis in detail. Her nuanced study demonstrates the social contribution of women's rituals to the sustenance of the polis and the identity of its people.

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Univ of California Press

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0520929322

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Landscapes, Gender, and Ritual Space

The Ancient Greek Experience

By: Susan Guettel Cole

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Theoi Megaloi

The Cult of the Great Gods at Samothrace

By: Susan Guettel Cole

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Theoi Megaloi

The Cult of the Great Gods at Samothrace

By: Susan Guettel Cole

Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORY OF THE SAMOTHRACIAN SANCTUARY -- THE MYSTERIES -- GREEK INITIATES AND THEOROI AT SAMOTHRACE -- THE SAMOTHRACIAN GODS AND THEIR WORSHIPPERS AT OTHER SITES -- ROMANS AT SAMOTHRACE -- NOTES -- INSCRIPTIONS WHICH MENTION -- PAPYRI -- SAMOTHRACIAN MYSTAI AND EPOPTAI -- INDEX -- PLATE I -- Map I. Sites from which Mystai came to Samothrace.

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BRILL

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9004296476

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9789004296473

Wisdom's Feast: Sophia in Study and Celebration

By: Susan Cole,Marian Ronan,Hal Taussig

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Wisdom's Feast: Sophia in Study and Celebration

By: Susan Cole,Marian Ronan,Hal Taussig

This unique handbook combines the theory and practice of the celebration of Sophia-whose name literally means "wisdom"-in one indispensable volume. In this new edition of Wisdom's Feast, the authors combine exercises, liturgies, sermons, study guides, prayers and meditations to create the first book of its kind-one that provides for experiencing Sophia in a ritual setting. Wisdom's Feast includes: An introduction to Sophia Activities for women's groups, churches and academic settings Exercises on the most prominent Sophia themes in the Bible Meditations and sermons A comparative study of the biblical Sophia and other goddess figures Studies of Sophia as mother, creator, wisdom and teacher

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Apocryphile Press

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1940671779

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Theoi Megaloi

The Cult of the Great Gods at Samothrace

By: Susan Guettel Cole

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Landscapes, Gender, and Ritual Space

Landscapes, Gender, and Ritual Space

Landscapes, Gender, and Ritual Space

Landscapes, Gender, and Ritual Space

Theoi Megaloi

Theoi Megaloi

Wisdom's Feast: Sophia in Study and Celebration

Wisdom's Feast: Sophia in Study and Celebration

Theoi Megaloi

Theoi Megaloi

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