Rethinking Roman Alliance

A Study in Poetics and Society

Nonfiction, History, Ancient History, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book Rethinking Roman Alliance by Bill Gladhill, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Bill Gladhill ISBN: 9781316588642
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: May 31, 2016
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Bill Gladhill
ISBN: 9781316588642
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: May 31, 2016
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

In this book, Bill Gladhill studies one of the most versatile concepts in Roman society, the ritual event that concluded an alliance, a foedus (ritual alliance). Foedus signifies the bonds between nations, men, men and women, friends, humans and gods, gods and goddesses, and the mass of matter that gives shape to the universe. From private and civic life to cosmology, Roman authors, time and time again, utilized the idea of ritual alliance to construct their narratives about Rome. To put it succinctly, Roman civilization in its broadest terms was conditioned on ritual alliance. Yet, lurking behind every Roman relationship, in the shadows of Roman social and international relations, in the dark recesses of cosmic law, were the breakdown and violation of ritual alliance and the release of social pollution. Rethinking Roman Alliance investigates Roman culture and society through the lens of foedus and its consequences.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In this book, Bill Gladhill studies one of the most versatile concepts in Roman society, the ritual event that concluded an alliance, a foedus (ritual alliance). Foedus signifies the bonds between nations, men, men and women, friends, humans and gods, gods and goddesses, and the mass of matter that gives shape to the universe. From private and civic life to cosmology, Roman authors, time and time again, utilized the idea of ritual alliance to construct their narratives about Rome. To put it succinctly, Roman civilization in its broadest terms was conditioned on ritual alliance. Yet, lurking behind every Roman relationship, in the shadows of Roman social and international relations, in the dark recesses of cosmic law, were the breakdown and violation of ritual alliance and the release of social pollution. Rethinking Roman Alliance investigates Roman culture and society through the lens of foedus and its consequences.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book State and Market in European Union Law by Bill Gladhill
Cover of the book Practice and Theory in Comparative Law by Bill Gladhill
Cover of the book Barbarism and Religion: Volume 5, Religion: The First Triumph by Bill Gladhill
Cover of the book Beckett's Political Imagination by Bill Gladhill
Cover of the book Contested Justice by Bill Gladhill
Cover of the book Gender and Elections by Bill Gladhill
Cover of the book The Bail Book by Bill Gladhill
Cover of the book Stability Regions of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems by Bill Gladhill
Cover of the book The Theology of Paul's Letter to the Galatians by Bill Gladhill
Cover of the book Cellular Flows by Bill Gladhill
Cover of the book Exclusionary Empire by Bill Gladhill
Cover of the book The Punisher's Brain by Bill Gladhill
Cover of the book History and Theory in Anthropology by Bill Gladhill
Cover of the book Ethics and the Quest for Wisdom by Bill Gladhill
Cover of the book Globalization and Global Justice by Bill Gladhill
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy