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| Named Person: | Manen |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Charles King, (Professor of history) |
| ISBN: | 9781477320204 1477320202 |
| OCLC Number: | 1089259878 |
| Description: | xxix, 269 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Di manes : the godhood of the dead -- Di manes : the number of the gods -- Who worshipped whom? -- The manes in the context of Roman religion : beliefs and variations -- The powers of the dead -- The manes in the context of the funeral -- Festivals, ceremonies, and home shrines -- Conclusion -- Appendix one : the larvae -- Appendix two : the decline of the Lemuria. |
| Series Title: | Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture. |
| Responsibility: | Charles W. King. |
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"[A] groundbreaking monograph...It will be an invaluable resource for scholars of religion, funerary practice and afterlife in ancient Rome and more generally...King aims to use his model of variability in Roman belief to show the cult of the dead as inclusive of all Romans, living and deceased. Through extensive literary evidence and select cross-cultural comparisons, he largely succeeds. This stands to become a foundational text." * Antiquity * "[An] excellent monograph...This book is absolutely essential reading for anyone working on ancient afterlife belief or on Roman funerary custom and the cult of the dead...A truly excellent piece of scholarship." * The Classical Review * "King presents many attractive impressions of Roman society in his study...King's major thesis - that Romans regarded their dead as gods, thought about them, communicated with them, attended to them, and intended to join them - is conclusively presented." * Bryn Mawr Classical Review * Read more...
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- Gods, Roman.
- Rome -- Religious life and customs.
- Dead -- Religious aspects.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Rome.
- Rome -- Religion.
- Cults -- Rome.
- Household shrines -- Rome.
- Cults.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies.
- Household shrines.
- Religion.
- Rome (Empire)
- Manen
- Jenseitsglaube
- Totenkult
- Römisches Reich
