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Title |
Title of document |
15. The Gendered Deep History of the Bona Dea Cult - Studying the Religious Mind |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Leonardo Ambasciano; independent researcher; Italy |
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Discipline(s) |
Religious Studies; Anthropology; History |
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Keyword(s) |
cognitive science of religion; anthropology of religion; evolutionary religion; religion and culture; history of religion; ethnography; lived religion; psychology of religion; religious experience; religious behaviour; rites; rituals; worship |
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Subject |
Subject classification |
cognitive science of religion; anthropology; history |
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Description |
Abstract |
The chapter offers an overview of the cult of Bona Dea in light of the gendered social framework of ancient Roman society. Intrasexual competition and patriarchal, institutionalized sociodicy are taken into account, respectively, as ultimate and proximate explanations of the Bona Dea mythography. The diffusion of the cult and its spread in the literary environment are also tentatively explained by the presence of specific narrative elements (e.g. metamorphosis), some of which are apt to elicit strong reactions (i.e. rape, incest). Finally, the December cult devoted to the goddess is interpreted as a teletropic ritual device both symbiotic/euphoric (i.e. stress-relieving) and exploitative (i.e. a top-down concession enhancing psychological dependence on masculine hierarchy). |
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Publisher |
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Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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Date |
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04-Oct-2022 |
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Peer-reviewed Article |
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Format |
File format |
PDF |
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Identifier |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/43015 |
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Identifier |
Digital Object Identifier |
10.1558/equinox.43015 |
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Source |
Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) |
Equinox eBooks Publishing; Studying the Religious Mind |
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Language |
English=en |
en |
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Rights |
Copyright and permissions |
Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |