Ritual and religion in Flavian epic: [international conference organized by the editor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on 23 - 25 April 2010]
This edited collection addresses the role of ritual representations and religion in the epic poems of the Flavian period (69-96 CE): Valerius Flaccus' 'Argonautica', Silius Italicus' 'Punica', Statius' 'Thebaid', and the unfinished 'Achilleid'....
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English Latin |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Edition: | 1. ed. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Latin
/ Epic
/ Ritual (Motif)
/ Religion (Motif)
/ History 69-96
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| Further subjects: | B
Ritual in literature
B Religion in literature B Rome History Flavians, 69-96 B Rome History Flavians, 69-96 B Epic poetry, Latin History and criticism B Conference program 2010 (Urbana, Ill) B Epic poetry, Latin History and criticism |
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| Summary: | This edited collection addresses the role of ritual representations and religion in the epic poems of the Flavian period (69-96 CE): Valerius Flaccus' 'Argonautica', Silius Italicus' 'Punica', Statius' 'Thebaid', and the unfinished 'Achilleid'. Drawing on various modern studies on religion and ritual, and the relationship between literature and religion in the Greco-Roman world, it explores how we can interpret the poets' use of the relationship between gods and humans, cults and rituals, religious activities, and the role of the seer / prophet and his identification with poetry. Divided into three major sections, the volume includes essays on the most important religious activities (prophecy or augury, prayers and hymns) and the relationship between religion and political power under the Flavian emperors. It also addresses specific episodes in Flavian epic which focus on religious activities associated with the dead and the Underworld, such as purification, necromancy, katabasis, suicide, and burial |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverz. S. [353] - 379 |
| ISBN: | 0199644098 |