The Roman Wedding - Ritual and Meaning in Antiquity (Hardcover)

The wedding ritual of the ancient Romans provides a crucial key to understanding their remarkable civilization. The intriguing ceremony represented the starting point of a Roman family as well as a Roman girl's transition to womanhood. This is the first book-length examination of Roman wedding ritual. Drawing on literary, legal, historical, antiquarian, and artistic evidence of Roman nuptials from the end of the Republic through the early Empire (from ca. 200 BC to AD 200), Karen Hersch shows how the Roman wedding expressed the ideals and norms of an ancient people. Her book is an invaluable tool for Roman social historians interested in how ideas of gender, law, religion, and tradition are interwoven into the wedding ceremony of every culture.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Karen K. Hersch
Dimensions:	235 x 159 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-19610-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Customs Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Promotions
LSN:	0-521-19610-8
Barcode:	9780521196109

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