Название: Pollution and Religion in Ancient Rome
Автор: Jack J. Lennon
Издательство: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107037905
Год: 2013
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 235
Размер: 14,8 МБ
Язык: Английский
Pollution could come from any number of sources in the Roman world. Bodily functions, sexual activity, bloodshed, death - any of these could cause disaster if brought into contact with religion. Its presence could invalidate sacrifices, taint religious officials, and threaten to bring down the anger of the gods upon the city.