Undheim, Sissel
Borderline virginities: sacred and secular virgins in late antiquity, London – New York: Routledge, 2017
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12844706 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mathew Kuefler (San Diego State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Issue | 17 |
| Pages | 450-450 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ARYS Antigüedad Religiones y Sociedades (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1575-166X • E-ISSN: 2173-6847 |
| Publisher | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (PUBLISHER • ES) |
| DOI | 10.20318/arys.2019.5006 |
| OpenAlex | W2990555656 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
Sissel Undheim' s book, based on her 2011 Ph.d. thesis from the University of Bergen, examines the contested meanings of virginity in late Roman antiquity. She asks two main questions: how different was christian virginity from pagan antecedents, and to what extent was the christian virginal ideal only for women? Her answers to these questions, in four chapters, offer real insights into what she calls "the semantics of virginity" (10). Her sources range widely from histories, treatises on virginity, and decrees of early church councils to fictional stories from the romances and commemorations of the dead from funerary inscriptions
Ancient history · Art · Late Antiquity · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |