Roman Wives, Roman Widows

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"In ancient Roman law you were what you wore. This legal principle became highly significant because, beginning in the first century A.D., a "new" kind of woman emerged across the Roman empire - a women whose provocative dress and sometimes promiscuous lifestyle contrasted starkly with the decorum of the traditional married women. What a woman chose to wear came to identify her as either "new" or "modest."" "Augustus legislated against the "new" woman. Philosophical schools encouraged their followers to avoid embracing her way of life. And, as this fascinating book demonstrates for the first time, the presence of the "new" woman was also felt in the early church, where Paul exhorted Christian wives and widows to emulate neither her dress code nor her conduct."--Jacket.

subjects: Histoire des doctrines,  Femmes dans le christianisme,  15.52 Roman Empire,  Classes sociales,  Mœurs et coutumes,  Aspect religieux,  11.51 early Christianity,  Christianity,  Social classes,  Vrouwen,  Biblical teaching,  Romeinse oudheid,  History of doctrines,  Femmes,  Manners and customs,  History,  Social life and customs,  Vroege kerk,  Rôle selon le sexe,  Enseignement biblique,  Histoire,  Early church,  Women in Christianity,  Frau,  Sex role,  Weduwen,  Christianisme,  Kirchengeschichte 30-600,  Sexualverhalten,  Women,  Women, religious life,  Sex role, religious aspects,  Rome, social life and customs,  Women in christianity--history,  Women in christianity--history--early church, ca. 30-600,  Women--religious aspects--christianity--history of doctrines,  Women--religious aspects--christianity--history of doctrines--early church, ca. 30-600,  Women--biblical teaching,  Sex role--religious aspects--christianity,  Social classes--rome,  Br195.w6 w56 2003,  270.1/082,  Religious aspects