Some Roman rituals with political value ware provided with the power of a curse whose mechanics was similar to that of Greek defixiones. Those who injured a plebeian tribune were consecrated to the gods or to the gods of the dead. The consecratio of a man was sometimes enacted when the blood of citizen or the tears of a parent were poured. Blood was particularly efficacious in unleashing a curse on the person responsible for something wrong and offensive to the gods and the Roman people.
Titolo: | Sacratio capitis, devotio, and blood in the Roman law and religion | |
Autori: | MASTROCINQUE, Attilio (Corresponding) | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2021 | |
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Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11562/1056198 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01.01 Articolo in Rivista |
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