The Roman wedding : ritual and meaning in antiquity / Karen K. Hersch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hersch, Karen K., 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriage customs and rites--Rome--History.

Marriage customs and rites.

Weddings--Rome--History.

Weddings.

Rome--Social life and customs.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Manners and customs.

Physical Description:

xii, 341 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Summary:

"This is the first book-length examination of Roman wedding ritual"--Provided by publisher.

"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 200 AD), 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"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The laws of humans and gods

At the house of the bride

To the groom's house

Gods of the Roman wedding

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780521196109

0521196108

0521124271

9780521124270

OCLC:

467359405