Books by Joan Breton Connelly
Portrait of a Priestess
by Joan Breton Connelly
A lovely book which is very detailed. It puts the priestesses in the classical world in their prehistoric context and then looks ahead to Christianity
Interviews where books by Joan Breton Connelly were recommended
The best books on Divine Women, recommended by Bettany Hughes
Ancient history was a man’s world – but women were considered closer to the gods. The historian and TV presenter Bettany Hughes reveals the secrets of Athenian priestesses, Byzantine empresses and Stone Age fertility goddesses.
