The Roman Goddess CeresUniversity of Texas Press, 1996 - 256 стор. Interest in goddess worship is growing in contemporary society, as women seek models for feminine spirituality and wholeness. New cults are developing around ancient goddesses from many cultures, although their modern adherents often envision and interpret the goddesses very differently than their original worshippers did. In this thematic study of the Roman goddess Ceres, Barbette Spaeth explores the rich complexity of meanings and functions that grew up around the goddess from the prehistoric period to the Late Roman Empire. In particular, she examines two major concepts, fertility and liminality, and two social categories, the plebs and women, which were inextricably linked with Ceres in the Roman mind. Spaeth then analyzes an image of the goddess in a relief of the Ara Pacis, an important state monument of the Augustan period, showing how it incorporates all these varied roles and associations of Ceres. This interpretation represents a new contribution to art history. With its use of literary, epigraphical, numismatic, artistic, and archaeological evidence, The Roman Goddess Ceres presents a more encompassing view of the goddess than was previously available. It will be important reading for all students of Classics, as well as for a general audience interested in New Age, feminist, or pagan spirituality. |
Зміст
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW | 1 |
12 Regal Rome | 4 |
13 The Early Republic | 6 |
14 The Middle Republic | 11 |
15 The Late Republic | 16 |
16 The Augustan Period | 20 |
17 The Early Roman Empire | 24 |
18 The Late Empire and Afterward | 30 |
44 Ceres and Plebeian Social Consciousness | 90 |
45 Ceres thePlebs and Political Propaganda | 97 |
46 Conclusion | 102 |
WOMEN | 103 |
53 Female Virtues | 113 |
54 Ceres and Women of the Imperial family | 119 |
55 Conclusion | 123 |
CERES IN THE ARA PACISAUGUSTAE | 125 |
FERTILITY | 33 |
22 Agricultural Fertility | 34 |
23 Human Fertility | 41 |
24 Ceres and Fertility in Roman Imperial Political Symbolism | 47 |
25 Conclusion | 49 |
LIMINALITY | 51 |
32 Rites of Passage | 53 |
33 Rites of Intensification | 62 |
34 Ceres and the Death of Tiberius Gracchus | 73 |
35 Conclusion | 79 |
THE PLEBS | 81 |
42 The Temple of Ceres Liber and Libera | 82 |
43 Plebeian Magistrates and Ceres | 86 |
62 The Central Figure of the Ara Pacis Relief | 127 |
63 The Side Figures of the Ara Pacis Relief | 134 |
64 The Ceres Panel and the Relief Program of the Ara Pacis | 141 |
65 Ceres and the Political Message of the Ara Pacis | 149 |
66 Conclusion | 151 |
ORIGINALTEXTOF TRANSLATEDPASSAGES | 153 |
WOMENOF THEIMPERIALFAMILY IDENTIFIEDWITHCERES | 169 |
NOTES | 183 |
REFERENCES | 229 |
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