{"product_id":"from-good-goddess-to-vestal-virgins","title":"From Good Goddess to Vestal Virgins","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe role of women in Roman culture and society was a paradoxical one. On the one hand they enjoyed social, material and financial independence and on the other hand they were denied basic constitutional rights. Roman history is not short of powerful female figures, such as Agrippina and Livia, yet their power stemmed from their associations with great men and was not officially recognised.\u003cbr\u003eAriadne Staples' book examines how women in Rome were perceived both by themselves and by men through women's participation in Roman religion, as Roman religious ritual provided the single public arena where women played a significant formal role. \u003cem\u003eFrom Good Goddess to Vestal Virgins\u003c\/em\u003e argues that the ritual roles played out by women were vital in defining them sexually and that these sexually defined categories spilled over into other aspects of Roman culture, including political activity.\u003cbr\u003eAriadne Staples provides an arresting and original analysis of the role of women in Roman society, which challenges traditionally held views and provokes further questions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54257598955864,"sku":"9780415132336","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415132336_360393f1-e1ae-4637-8a03-b8bef069709f.jpg?v=1768643129","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/from-good-goddess-to-vestal-virgins","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}