Cult and rites of Bona Dea | Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

Neutral catalog summary

About this record

Cult and rites of Bona Dea is cataloged as a Historical religion / cult within Historical Religions & Mystery Cults. Its public geographic context is “Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned” and its period or origin is “Roman Republic–late antiquity.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Ancient Roman religion.”

This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.

Record fields

Alternate / historical names: Bona Dea cult; rites of the Good Goddess; December Bona Dea festival
Parent tradition: Ancient Roman religion
Public geographic context: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: Roman Republic–late antiquity
Living / historical status: Historical / extinct
Access / protocol: Scholarly / historical only
Evidence status: Directly cited

Geography

Candidate

Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

Historical or contested context in the source record is not converted into a modern political claim.

Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.

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Source 1cambridge.org

Source review pendingDeferred during Cambridge service disruption; access and support for this record require review.

Source 2academic.oup.com

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Cult and rites of Bona Dea. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0756. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0756

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