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Ancient Society and History Ser.: Anthropology and Roman Culture : Kinship, Time, Images of the Soul by Maurizio Bettini (1991, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-100801841046
ISBN-139780801841040
eBay Product ID (ePID)267410
Product Key Features
Number of Pages344 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAnthropology and Roman Culture : Kinship, Time, Images of the Soul
Publication Year1991
SubjectTheology, Ancient / General, Ancient / Rome, Time
TypeTextbook
AuthorMaurizio Bettini
Subject AreaReligion, Science, History
SeriesAncient Society and History Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width7.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN90-025887
Reviews''This translation of the author's 1988 Italian work of the same name represents a welcome application to Latin studies of the kind of anthropological/linguistic research now widely done in Greek...One feels intellectual excitement at the novelty of Bettini's approach together with a sense of security at finding oneself grounded in traditional philology and unembarrassed affection for European literary culture.''--'Classical World', "This translation of the author's 1988 Italian work of the same name represents a welcome application to Latin studies of the kind of anthropological/linguistic research now widely done in Greek... One feels intellectual excitement at the novelty of Bettini's approach together with a sense of security at finding oneself grounded in traditional philology and unembarrassed affection for European literary culture."-- Classical World
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal306.83
SynopsisHow did Roman family relationships differ from our own? What metaphors did the Romans use to express abstractions such as time? What can we learn from the cultural symbols of their religion and literature? In Anthropology and Roman Culture, Maurizio Bettini employs the methods of structural anthropology to examine a series of social, ethical, and religious issues characteristic of Roman culture in the classical period. Bettini begins by examining the system of kinship within the extended Roman family. He shows how the ''stern'' Roman father and ''indulgent'' Roman mother had their exact counterparts elsewhere in the family: the harsh ''father's brother'' (patruus) and the tolerant ''mother's brother'' (avunculus). He discusses the complex Roman spatial conception of time (in which the future, for instance, could be said to lie ''behind'' as well as ''ahead'' of us), applying his findings in an analysis of Roman literature and culture. And he examines the cultural symbolism of the bee, the butterfly, and the bat, all of which served to represent the survival of the human soul after death. Recent classical scholarship has seen the successful application of an anthropological approach to Greek studies. Maurizio Bettini has shown the ways in which this practice can benefit Roman studies as well. Drawing on a wide range of literary and documentary sources, Anthropology and Roman Culture is now available for the first time in English translation., How did Roman family relationships differ from our own? What metaphors did the Romans use to express abstractions such as time? What can we learn from the cultural symbols of their religion and literature? In Anthropology and Roman Culture, Maurizio Bettini employs the methods of structural anthropology to examine a series of social, ethical, and religious issues characteristic of Roman culture in the classical period. Bettini begins by examining the system of kinship within the extended Roman family. He shows how the "stern" Roman father and "indulgent" Roman mother had their exact counterparts elsewhere in the family: the harsh "father's brother" (patruus) and the tolerant "mother's brother" (avunculus). He discusses the complex Roman spatial conception of time (in which the future, for instance, could be said to lie "behind" as well as "ahead" of us), applying his findings in an analysis of Roman literature and culture. And he examines the cultural symbolism of the bee, the butterfly, and the bat, all of which served to represent the survival of the human soul after death. Recent classical scholarship has seen the successful application of an anthropological approach to Greek studies. Maurizio Bettini has shown the ways in which this practice can benefit Roman studies as well. Drawing on a wide range of literary and documentary sources, Anthropology and Roman Culture is now available for the first time in English translation., How did Roman family relationships differ from our own? What metaphors did the Romans use to express abstractions such as time? What can we learn from the cultural symbols of their religion and literature? In Anthropology and Roman Culture, Maurizio Bettini employs the methods of structural anthropology to examine a series of social, ethical, and ......
LC Classification NumberHQ511.B47 1991
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