what was women's place in terms of religion?
Religion was the one area of public life in which women could participate freely
Women in Classical Athens
Religion was the one area of public life in which women could participate freely
in ancient athenian drama who played the roles of all the female characters Women were excluded from participating in drama what legal rights did women have? Women had some disabilities at law compared to men and were denied any legal rights were there any festivals specially for women? Thesmophoria, Brauronia and the Arrhephoria
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Women in Classical Athens [SEP] Religion
Religion was the one area of public life in which women could participate freely; according to Christopher Carey, it was the "only area of Greek life in which a woman could approach anything like the influence of a man". Women's religious activities, including responsibility for mourning at funerals and involvement in female and mixed-sex cult activity, were an indispensable part of Athenian society. Both Athenian and non-Athenian women participated in public religious activities. The state-controlled Eleusinian mysteries, for instance, were open to all Greek speaking people, men and women, free and unfree alike.