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Paperbacks 51 A NEW YORK TIMES NOT A BLE BOOK OF 2007 WI nn ER OF THE 2009 JA MES R. WISEM an BOOK Awa RD , ARCH A EOLOGIC A L IN STITUTE OF AMERIC A WI nn ER OF THE 2007 Awa RD FOR BEST PROFESSIO na L /SCHOL A RLY BOOK IN CL A SSICS an D AN CIE N T HISTORY , ASSOCI A TIO N OF AMERIC an PUBLISHERS Portrait of a Priestess Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece Joan Breton Connelly In this sumptuously illustrated book, Joan Breton Connelly gives us the first comprehensive cultural history of priest- esses in the ancient Greek world. Using archaeological and textual evidence, Connelly challenges long-held beliefs about gender roles in the ancient world to show that priestesses were far more significant public figures than previously acknowledged. The remarkable picture that emerges reveals how women in religious office—unlike other areas of Greek society—enjoyed privileges and authority comparable to that of men. 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