Wine, Brains, and Snakes: An Ancient Roman Cult between Gendered Contaminants, Sexuality, and Pollution Beliefs

The present contribution, concerning the ancient Roman cult of Bona Dea, explores the interplay between intuitive healing beliefs, morality, disgust, and coercive control of sexual behaviours. In order to preliminarily investigate cultural variations concerning sex and gender issues in past societie...

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Main Author: Ambasciano, Leonardo (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. [2016]
In: Journal for the cognitive science of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 123-154
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bona Dea / Cult / Sexual behavior / Gender composition / Morals / Contamination (Technology) / Purity / Wine / Serpents
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AE Psychology of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
BE Greco-Roman religions
NCF Sexual ethics
Further subjects:B Morality
B Afterlife
B Sexuality
B Roman Religion
B contamination
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