Invoking Humans in Roman-Era Oaths: Emotional Relations and Divine Ambiguity
Abstract This article examines Roman-era oaths invoking nondeities, especially persons. It argues that rather than invoking quasi-deities or persons to be punished by the gods in case of perjury, as usually understood in the past, these invocations could have two concurrent functions: honoring the i...
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2021
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Numen
Year: 2021, Volume: 68, Issue: 4, Pages: 382-410 |
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Roman Empire
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/ Oath
/ Human being
/ Invocation
/ God
/ Ambiguity
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Honor
B Oath B Invocation B Roman Empire B Divinity B Awe |
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