The Role of Women in the Cult of Silvanus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9205463 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter F Dorcey (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 143-155 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Numen (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-5973 • E-ISSN: 1568-5276 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156852789x00018 |
| OpenAlex | W2040156477, W4247155142 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE CULT OF SILVANUS PETER F. DORCEY Silvanus, the Roman god of agriculture, woods and boundaries, enjoyed a wide popularity during the first few centuries of the Prin- cipate, to judge from the over eleven hundred inscriptions and hun- dreds of statues, reliefs and other objects vowed to him.' Scholars, however, have viewed Silvanus' appeal as limited exclusively to men.2 I will argue that the divinity certainly appealed to women, even though they were not as visible and active in his cult as men. Underrepresentation of women in itself is hardly unusual and does not
Ancient history · Appeal · Cult · Divinity · History of religions · Political science · Popularity · Sociology · Taboo · Theology · Anthropology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Studies and Legal History · Gender Studies · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies
| Citations per year | 0.31 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2022 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |