The Vestal Nun: The Afterlife and Reception of Vestal Virgins in Art and Literature in Late Antiquity and After

This article traces some strands of the reception of Vestal Virgins from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages and to the modern era. An in-depth study of all available sources is beyond the scope of this article, but a survey of some popular and often widely diffused texts from these periods may g...

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Main Author: Undheim, Sissel 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020
In: Journal of early Christian history
Year: 2020, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 8-27
RelBib Classification:BE Greco-Roman religions
KAA Church history
KCD Hagiography; saints
NCF Sexual ethics
Further subjects:B Vestal Virgins
B Hagiography
B Reception History
B Christian virgins
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