عنوان

Motherhood(s) and Polytheisms:

شماره

LA122888

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Motherhood(s) and Polytheisms:

نام عام مواد

[Article]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

Epistemological and Methodological Reflections on the Study of Religions, Gender, and Women

نام نخستين پديدآور

Florence Pasche Guignard, Giulia Pedrucci, Florence Pasche Guignard, et al.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

Through an approach that combines the academic study of religions with motherhood studies, this article examines rarely considered maternal aspects of Demeter, a goddess of the pantheon of ancient Greek religion. We first discuss theoretical input and concepts drawn from maternal theory that are relevant to uncover innovative lines of research on religious representations and practices in polytheistic systems of the past. In this way we also contribute to broader epistemological reflections in the history and study of religions. Then, considering the Homeric Hymn as well as key ritual elements of the Thesmophoria festival through the lenses of maternal theory, we examine the mother-daughter relationship and the role of the mother as maternal trainer. This concrete case study from the ancient Greek world demonstrates the relevance for historians of religions of considering past polytheistic systems while harnessing the fruitful interdisciplinary potential of maternal theory. Through an approach that combines the academic study of religions with motherhood studies, this article examines rarely considered maternal aspects of Demeter, a goddess of the pantheon of ancient Greek religion. We first discuss theoretical input and concepts drawn from maternal theory that are relevant to uncover innovative lines of research on religious representations and practices in polytheistic systems of the past. In this way we also contribute to broader epistemological reflections in the history and study of religions. Then, considering the Homeric Hymn as well as key ritual elements of the Thesmophoria festival through the lenses of maternal theory, we examine the mother-daughter relationship and the role of the mother as maternal trainer. This concrete case study from the ancient Greek world demonstrates the relevance for historians of religions of considering past polytheistic systems while harnessing the fruitful interdisciplinary potential of maternal theory.

تاريخ نشر

2018

توصيف ظاهري

405-435

عنوان

Numen

شماره جلد

65/4

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1568-5276

اصطلاح موضوعی

Demeter and Kore

اصطلاح موضوعی

gender

اصطلاح موضوعی

Greek polytheism

اصطلاح موضوعی

maternal theory

اصطلاح موضوعی

motherhood

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Florence Pasche Guignard

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Giulia Pedrucci

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15685276-12341505

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y