The Wise and the Foolish Virgins: Representations of Vestal Virginity and Pagan Chastity by Christian Writers in Late Antiquity

Chastity and virginity played various roles in the pluralistic religious landscape of the Roman Empire in late antiquity. As Christian authors increasingly came to promote chastity and virginity as a mark of ascetic and distinctive Christian virtues and ideals, the "chaste pagans" and the...

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Main Author: Undheim, Sissel 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press [2017]
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 383-409
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Paganism / Chastity / Virginity / Vestal virgin / Reception / Church
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BE Greco-Roman religions
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
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