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Sisters Rejoice
Author(s): Portefaix, Lilian
ISBN10:  912201201X
ISBN13:  9789122012016
Format:  Paperback
Pub. Date:  7/1/1988
Publisher(s): Coronet Books

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Table of Contents
Part I Philippian Women's Social and Religious backgrounds
General Introduction
3(6)
The Problem and the Task
3(2)
Method and Course of the Study
5(4)
Female Existence
9(24)
Introduction
9(1)
Woman's Chance of Survival
10(5)
Exposure of Children
10(1)
Infant Mortality
11(2)
Adult Mortality
13(2)
Family Relationships
15(7)
The Ideal Roman Family
15(2)
`Broken Homes'
17(2)
Nurses and Stepmothers
19(2)
The Status of Children
21(1)
Summary
22(1)
Excursus
23(10)
Woman's Means of Support
23(1)
Wives
23(3)
Concubines
26(1)
Courtezans
27(1)
Attitudes towards Marriage
28(3)
Summary
31(2)
Religion and Female Existence
33(26)
Introduction
33(1)
Religious Practices Associated with Childhood
33(10)
Learning Religion
33(1)
By Listening
34(2)
By Observing
36(4)
By Acting
40(3)
Religious Roles of Adult Women
43(15)
`Sacra Privata'
43(1)
Worship of the Household Deities
44(2)
Family Celebrations
46(1)
Weddings
46(1)
Death and Burial
47(1)
`Sacra Publica'
48(1)
The Role of Worshipper
48(2)
The Role of Priestess
50(1)
Woman and Mystery Religions
50(1)
The Attraction of Mystery Religions
51(2)
Husbands' Attitudes
53(2)
Woman and `Folk-Religion'
55(1)
The role of Priestess
56(1)
The role of Sorceress
56(2)
Summary
58(1)
Philippi at the Time of the Rise of Christianity
59(16)
Introduction
59(1)
History
59(2)
Physical Features
61(1)
Town and Countryside
62(5)
The town
62(1)
Buildings
62(2)
Burial places
64(1)
Administration
64(1)
The Countryside
65(1)
Communications
66(1)
Population
67(1)
Language and Culture
68(2)
Latin
68(1)
Greek
68(2)
Religious Features
70(4)
The Town
71(1)
South of the Via Egnatia
71(1)
North of the Via Egnatia
71(2)
Outside the Town Wall
73(1)
The Countryside
73(1)
Summary
74(1)
Deities of Importance to Women in Philippi
75(56)
Introduction
75(1)
DIANA
75(23)
Historical Background
75(3)
The Importance of the Hunting Goddess
78(2)
Hecate as Pictured by Hesiod
80(1)
Diana in the Philippian Inscriptions
81(1)
Goddess of Healing
81(1)
Goddess of the Underworld
82(2)
Diana in the Philippian Rock Carvings
84(4)
Julia's Stele in Mesembria
88(3)
Aelia Procula's Altar in Rome
91(2)
Ariste's Epitaph in Podmol
93(1)
Diana-the `Ideal Woman'
94(1)
Summary
95(1)
Excursus: Archaeological Evidence of Woman Piety
96(2)
DIONYSUS
98(16)
Historical Background
98(1)
The Importance of Dionysus
99(1)
Women in the Dionysiac Ecstatic Cult
100(1)
The Philippian Inscriptions
100(1)
Ecstatic Women in Literature
101(3)
Philippian Women in Dionysiac Mysteries
104(1)
Identification with Mythical Figures
104(3)
Ariadne
107(2)
Semele
109(1)
Eurydice
110(1)
Alcestis
110(2)
The Infant Dionysus
112(1)
Summary
113(1)
ISIS
114(13)
Historical Background
114(2)
The Importance of Isis
116(1)
A Healing Goddess
117(2)
A Protectress of Married Women
119(2)
The Myth: Ideal Wife and Mother
121(1)
The Ideal Wife
122(1)
The Ideal mother
123(1)
Identification with the Mourning Goddess
124(2)
Summary
126(1)
Concluding Remarks
127(4)
Part II The New Testament Texts as Received by Philippian Women
Methodological Remarks
131(4)
Paul's Letter From a First-Century Philippian Female Point of View
135(20)
Introduction
135(2)
The Audience
137(1)
The Philippian Church-a Celestial Colony
138(3)
The Battle for Christianity
140(1)
The Ruler of the Celestial Colony
141(8)
Christ as the Model Figure of Servitude
143(2)
Joy in Suffering
145(2)
Christ-the Absolute Ruler of the Cosmos
147(2)
The Celestial Citizenship Ultimately Realized
149(3)
Summary
152(1)
Excursus: Uranopolis-a `City of Heaven'
153(2)
Luke-Acts as Received by First-Century Philippian Women
155(20)
Introduction
155(2)
Luke's Philippian Audiences
157(1)
Luke-Acts as Seen from a Social Point of View
158(3)
Women of All Classes
158(2)
Female Existence
160(1)
Luke-Acts as Seen from a Religious Point of View
161(8)
A Pagan and Newly-Converted Christian Audience
161(1)
The Lukan Jesus
162(2)
The Spirit and the Early Church in Jerusalem
164(1)
A Second-Generation Christian Audience
165(2)
Women's Roles in the Early Church
167(2)
The Philippian Episode (Acts 16: 11-40)
169(3)
A Pagan and Newly-Converted Philippian Audience
169(2)
A Second-Generation Christian Audience
171(1)
Summary
172(3)
Pagan Philippian Women and Christianity
175(26)
Introduction
175(1)
The Appeal of the Pagan Cults and of Christianity
176(7)
The Appeal of Pagan Philippian Cults
176(1)
The Appeal of Christianity
177(1)
The First-Generation
178(2)
The Second-Generation
180(3)
Christianity in the Life of a Philippian Wife
183(16)
Congregational Christian Worship
185(1)
Private Worship inside a Christian Household
185(1)
Praying
186(1)
Teaching
187(1)
Charitable work
188(1)
Reasons for Conflict with the Pagan Environment
189(1)
The Imputed Immorality of Christians
189(1)
Fear of the `Name'
190(1)
Fear of the `Kingdom'
191(1)
Private Christian Worship inside a Pagan Household
192(1)
Reasons for Conflict in a `Mixed Marriage'
193(1)
Christian Education of Children
193(1)
Money Spent on Charity
194(1)
A Christian Wife's Endurance in a Pagan Family
195(1)
Suffering as a Part of Christian Life
196(1)
The Transience of Suffering
197(1)
Converting the Family
197(1)
Share in the Fellowship of Christian Sisters
198(1)
Summary
199(2)
Epilogue
201(2)
List of dates 203(3)
Abbreviations 206(3)
Bibliography - Texts and translations 209(12)
Bibliography - Literature 221(22)
Author index 243(4)
Greek and Latin References 247

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