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This is the first English language book-length study of the Lupercalia, a religious festival central to understanding both the Roman foundation myth and the history of Rome. The festival of the Lupercalia was a male initiation ritual and shares a number of traits with similar rituals across the world. The agonistic elements in the story of Romulus and Remus and the Lupercalia can be compared to a number of Vedic rituals and traced back to a common Indo-European prehistory. The Lupercalia celebration remained a central annual event throughout the history of Rome and reflected political and social life in the city. Caesar used it to stage a refusal of kingship and Augustus restored its initiatory aspect, which continued in the period of the Empire. It survived all attempts of Christian prohibition to appear in the form of a carnival that criticized the pope in the late 5th century.
In sum, the book offers a new interpretation of the Roman foundation myth and the Lupercalia. It follows the transformation of a unique ritual from its Indo-European roots through Roman history to late antiquity.
This is the first English language book-length study of the Lupercalia, a religious festival central to understanding both the Roman foundation myth and the history of Rome. The festival of the Lupercalia was a male initiation ritual and shares a number of traits with similar rituals across the world. The agonistic elements in the story of Romulus and Remus and the Lupercalia can be compared to a number of Vedic rituals and traced back to a common Indo-European prehistory. The Lupercalia celebration remained a central annual event throughout the history of Rome and reflected political and social life in the city. Caesar used it to stage a refusal of kingship and Augustus restored its initiatory aspect, which continued in the period of the Empire. It survived all attempts of Christian prohibition to appear in the form of a carnival that criticized the pope in the late 5th century.
In sum, the book offers a new interpretation of the Roman foundation myth and the Lupercalia. It follows the transformation of a unique ritual from its Indo-European roots through Roman history to late antiquity.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Jahrhundert: | Altertum |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: |
XVI
320 S. 3 s/w Illustr. 2 farbige Illustr. 5 s/w Tab. 3 b/w and 2 col. ill. 5 b/w tbl. |
| ISBN-13: | 9783110689341 |
| ISBN-10: | 3110689340 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Autor: | Vukovic, Kresimir |
| Hersteller: | De Gruyter |
| Abbildungen: | 3 b/w and 2 col. ill., 5 b/w tbl. |
| Maße: | 22 x 165 x 239 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Kresimir Vukovic |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 05.12.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,594 kg |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Jahrhundert: | Altertum |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: |
XVI
320 S. 3 s/w Illustr. 2 farbige Illustr. 5 s/w Tab. 3 b/w and 2 col. ill. 5 b/w tbl. |
| ISBN-13: | 9783110689341 |
| ISBN-10: | 3110689340 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Autor: | Vukovic, Kresimir |
| Hersteller: | De Gruyter |
| Abbildungen: | 3 b/w and 2 col. ill., 5 b/w tbl. |
| Maße: | 22 x 165 x 239 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Kresimir Vukovic |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 05.12.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,594 kg |
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