Wolves of Rome : : The Lupercalia from Roman and Comparative Perspectives / / Krešimir Vuković.

The Roman foundation myth has been the subject of classical scholarship for centuries. But much in the story of Romulus and Remus remains unexplained. This is the first English language book-length study of the Lupercalia, a religious festival central to understanding both the Roman foundation myth...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2023 Part 1
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Place / Publishing House:München ;, Wien : : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, , [2022]
©2023
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Transregional Practices of Power , 2
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Physical Description:1 online resource (XVI, 320 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 0 Introduction
  • 1 Caesar and the Lupercalia
  • 2 Rites of Passage
  • 3 Liminal Times and Spaces
  • 4 Young Men and Wild Ideas: Indo-European Studies, Wolves, and Civilisation
  • 5 Youthbands, Migrants, and Wolves
  • 6 The Savage Gods
  • 7 Beyond Nature and Culture: Analogies with the Non-Human
  • 8 The Long Republican Period: Warbands, Equestrians, and the Fabian gens
  • 9 Conclusion
  • Wolves of Rome Bibliography
  • Index