This book argues that specialized cadres of virgin priestesses in ancient Greece were believed to give birth in miraculous fashion as a means of bringing forth holy political and spiritual leaders. MARGUERITE RIGOGLIOSO is an adjunct instructor at the Dominican Universityof California, USA. INDICE: A Taxonomy of Divine Birth Priestesshoods - Divinity, Birth, and Virginity: The Greek Worldview - Athena's Divine Birth Priestesshood - Artemis's Divine Birth Priestesshood - Hera's Divine Birth Priestesshood - The Divine Birth Priestesshood at Dodona - The Divine Birth Priestesshood at Delphi - Is Virgin Birth Possible? and Other Outrageous Questions -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-61477-2
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 292
- Fecha Publicación: 19/05/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés