| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 471 pages) |
| Contents |
Comparison / Maurizio Bettini -- Metaphors / William Michael Short -- Polytheism / Gabriella Pironti & Micol Perfigli -- Myth / Maurizio Bettini -- Sacrifice / Francesca Prescendi -- Witches / Laura Cherubini -- Kinship / Mario Lentano -- Friendship and the gift / Renata Raccanelli & Lucia Beltrami -- Economy / Cristiano Viglietti -- Space / Gianluca De Sanctis -- Animals / Cristiana Franco -- Plants / Svetlana Hautala -- Images / Giuseppe Pucci -- Signs / Giovanni Manetti -- Riddles / Simone Beta |
| Summary |
"The culmination of a project aimed at showcasing, in a systematic way, the potential of applying anthropological perspectives to classical studies, this volume highlights the fundamental contribution this approach has to make to our understanding of ancient Roman culture. Through the close study of themes such as myth, polytheism, sacrifice, magic, space, kinship, the gift, friendship, economics, animals, plants, riddles, metaphors, and images in Roman society (often in comparison with Greece) - where the texts of ancient culture are allowed to speak in their own terms and where the experience of the "natives" (rather than the horizon of the observer) is privileged - a rich panorama emerges of the worldview, beliefs, and deep structures that shaped and guided this culture"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ethnology -- Rome
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Ethnology -- Italy.
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Civilization
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Ethnology
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| SUBJECT |
Rome -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115094
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| Subject |
Rome (Empire)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bettini, Maurizio, editor.
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Short, William Michael, 1977- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781316662168 |
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1316662160 |
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