Curses and Binding Rituals in Italy: Greek Tradition and Autochtonous Contexts
The paper aims to investigate the history of curse texts in the Italian Peninsula by comparing the Greek defixiones from Magna Graecia and Sicily with the extant Sabellic curses and the earliest Latin examples, considered in their respective contexts, in order to pose questions on the origin and dev...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Mohr Siebeck
[2019]
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Religion in the Roman empire
Year: 2019, Volume: 5, Issue: 3, Pages: 335-362 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Roman Empire
/ Italy
/ Curse
/ Ritual
/ Affective bonding
/ Incantation
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IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BE Greco-Roman religions |
Further subjects: | B
Curse Tablets
B Sicily B Oscan texts B binding spells B ancient Umbria B Magna Graecia B curse formulas B Curses B Defixiones |
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