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It is my understanding that veils in Greco-Roman times were used to differentiate between proper women, women belonging to husbands and fathers, and women of the street, prostitutes, concubines, and slaves. To wear the veil indicated the ideal feminine virtue of shame. See When Women Were Priests by Karen Torjesen, Harper, 1993. Tojesen is a scholar of patristics and gender. Donna >From: Laura Mitchell <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Forum for the discussion of gender related to the study and > practice of religion <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [veils] >Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 08:18:52 PST > >Dagmar, as a history buff,these are my observations. I think veils >(regardless >of their representation in art) were a fashion accessory. They were >something >that were simply worn. As time went on, they became incorporated into >religious as well as secular dress. And if you think about our own times, >some >of our mothers and grandmothers were raised with the notion that one didn't >leave the house without some sort of hat on. >I don't think anyone was "supposed" to wear veils (or were not permitted >to). > >Laura Mitchell >California > > >Dagmar Gollatz <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > --------------------------------------------- > > Attachment: > > MIME Type: multipart/alternative > > --------------------------------------------- >I have tried this question on other lists already, but with little results: > > >Were women in ancient Greece supposed to wear veils? All women? (married, >prostitutes, priestesses...). Judging from greek art, there must have been >some women veiled and some without a veil. >Where does the costum of veiling (for women) come from? What was its >function? > > >I hope someone can help me, >Dagmar > > >____________________________________________________________________ >Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at >http://home.netscape.com/webmail _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com