Confession of Sins and the Classics

In the first of his letters ex Ponto (vv. 51–58) Ovid mentions the confession of sins practised in the religion of Isis by the faithful (in the presence of a priest?). One man, seated before the altar of the goddess (Isiacos focos, v. 52), confessed that he had offended her divinity (numen violasse...

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Main Author: Pettazzoni, Raffaele (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1937
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 1937, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-14
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