The Wise and the Foolish Virgins: Representations of Vestal Virginity and Pagan Chastity by Christian Writers in Late Antiquity
Chastity and virginity played various roles in the pluralistic religious landscape of the Roman Empire in late antiquity. As Christian authors increasingly came to promote chastity and virginity as a mark of ascetic and distinctive Christian virtues and ideals, the "chaste pagans" and the...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
[2017]
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 383-409 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Paganism
/ Chastity
/ Virginity
/ Vestal virgin
/ Reception
/ Church
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RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BE Greco-Roman religions KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
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