Role of the vestal virgins in roman civic religion, the: a structuralist study of the crimen incesti
Auteur :
Thompson, Lindsey J.
Éditeur :
The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
ISBN :
9780773447653
Date de publication :
1 déc. 2009
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
A study that introduces a question regarding the link between the Vestals and early Christian consecrated virgins. Offering a political interpretation of the ancient Roman virginity cult, it demonstrates that female virginity was understood by both Christian and non-Christian Romans as a symbolic analogue of the securely intact body politic.