IL FENOMENO DELLE SUBINTRODUCTAE: Analisi e osservazioni a partire da un testo del iii secolo: le Epistulae «Ad Virgines»: THE PHENOMENON OF SUBINTRODUCTAE Analysis and observations starting from a third century text: the Epistulae "Ad Virgines".
This paper aims to analyze the phenomenon of the virgines subintroductae, using different sources from ancient Christian literature. Virgines subintroductae were young girls who cohabited with male ascetics or members of the clergy as "spiritual wives". This practice was widespread, despit...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Italian |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Ed. Morcelliana
2021
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Rivista di storia del cristianesimo
Year: 2021, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 173-203 |
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Ad Virgines
B Unmarried couples B coabitazione B Cohabitation B Christian Literature B Virginity B letteratura Pseudo-Clementina B Pseudo-Clementine literature B Virgines subintroductae |