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The recent years have seen an upswing in studies of women in the ancient Near East and related areas. This volume, which is the result of a Danish-Japanese collaboration, seeks to highlight women as actors within the sphere of the religious. In ancient Mesopotamia and other ancient civilizations, religious beliefs and practices permeated all aspects of society, and for this reason it is not possible to completely dissociate religion from politics, economy, or literature. Thus, the goal is to shift the perspective by highlighting the different ways in which the agency of women can be traced in the historical (and archaeological) record. This perspectival shift can be seen in studies of elite women, who actively contributed to (religious) gift-giving or participated in temple economies, or through showing the limits of elite women?s agency in relation to diplomatic marriages. Additionally, several contributions examine the roles of women as religious officials and the language, worship, or invocation of goddesses. This volume does not aim at completeness but seeks to highlight points for further research and new perspectives.

Women and religion --- Femmes et religion --- Prêtresses --- Déesses --- History --- Prêtresses --- Déesses

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Archaeologist Connelly gives us the first comprehensive cultural history of priestesses in the ancient Greek world. Connelly presents the fullest picture yet of how priestesses lived and worked, from the most famous and sacred of them--the Delphic Oracle and the priestess of Athena Polias--to basket bearers and handmaidens. Along the way, she challenges long-held beliefs to show that priestesses played far more significant public roles in ancient Greece than previously acknowledged. Connelly examines archaeological evidence in the broader context of literary sources, inscriptions, sculpture, and vase painting. The picture that emerges reveals that women in religious office were not as secluded and marginalized as we have thought--that religious office was one arena in ancient Greece where women enjoyed privileges and authority comparable to that of men. Connelly concludes by examining women's roles in early Christianity, taking on the larger issue of the exclusion of women from the Christian priesthood.--From publisher description.

Women and religion --- Women priests --- Femmes et religion --- Femmes prêtres --- History --- Histoire --- Greece --- Grèce --- Religion. --- Antiquities. --- Religion --- Antiquités --- Antiquities --- Femmes prêtres --- Grèce --- Antiquités --- Priestesses --- Women in the ministry --- Priests --- Women clergy --- Religion and women --- Women in religion --- Sexism in religion --- Rome --- Women and religion - Greece --- Women priests - Greece --- Greece - Religion --- Greece - Antiquities --- Greece - History - 146 B.C.-323 A.D. --- Prêtresses --- Religion grecque --- Antiquité --- 146 av. J.C.-395 (Époque romaine)