Portrait of a Priestess
Download or Read eBook Portrait of a Priestess PDF written by Joan Breton Connelly and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Joan Breton Connelly |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 458 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0691127468 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780691127460 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Portrait of a Priestess by : Joan Breton Connelly
Book excerpt: Cultural history of priestesses in the ancient Greek world. The author presents a picture of how priestesses lived and worked, from the most famous and sacred of them (e.g. the Delphic Oracle and the priestess of Athena Polias) - to basket bearers and handmaidens.
