Gendered healing votives in roman gaul: Representing the body in a colonial context

After the annexation of Gaul into the Roman empire, a new religious practice began in the Gallic provinces: offering votive objects representing either parts of the body or the entire body at healing sanctuaries. Analysis of these votives offers a unique way to study the identities of women, especia...

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Main Author: Wigodner, A. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Chicago Press 2019
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