Listen "Household Worship and Women's Roles: A Chat with Cynthia Shafer-Elliott"
Episode Synopsis
In a previous episode, Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, a field archaeologist and professor in Baylor’s Department of Religion, discussed household archaeology and household religion. In this episode, she discusses household worship and figurines in more detail. She further illuminates the place of women within the household structure and how they held a prominent place in subsistence living households. While some only see women as oppressed figures in this society, women had a vital role.
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