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Author Hersch, Karen K., 1968-

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

Pub Info Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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Table of Contents
 Acknowledgments 
 Introduction1
1The Laws of Humans and Gods15
 Some Important Terms and Concepts15
 The Wedding and the Law19
 Conubium20
 Manus and Confarreatio23
 Matrimonium Iniustum, Concubinatus, and Contubernium27
 Serviles Nuptiae?29
 Same-Sex Weddings33
 Betrothal39
 Days to Marry44
 Consensus, or Nuptiae?51
 The Defining Moment?55
 Conclusion59
2At the House of the Bride61
 The Ideal Bride61
 Prenuptial Rites? Dolls and Clothes65
 The Costume of the Bride: An Overview69
 Bedecking71
 Bridal Hairstyle73
 Sex Crines73
 Hasta caelibaris80
 Vittae, Infulae84
 Corona, Corolla89
 Corona Turrita92
 Flammeum94
 Reticulum106
 Tunica recta108
 Cingulum, Nodus Herculaneus109
 Socci lutei112
 Conclusion: Bride's Clothes112
 Events at the House of the Bride114
 Auspices et Auspicia115
 Sacrifice119
 Tabulae: Tablets of Marriage or Dowry123
 Conclusion131
3To the Groom's House135
 The Ideal Groom135
 The Clothing of the Groom137
 The House of the Groom: Wedding Night, or Day?138
 Domum Deductio: To the Groom's House140
 Reluctance of and Seizing the Bride144
 Talassio148
 Feliciter150
 Fescennini Versus151
 Nuces156
 Child Attendants (Camilli/ae/Patrimi Matrimi)159
 Baskets and Spindles?162
 Taeda, Fax164
 Torchbearers167
 Torches: Material and Number171
 Torches: Conclusion174
 Gifts of Coins176
 Besmearing Doorposts with Fat and Decorating with Wool177
 Threshold180
 Fire and Water182
 Ubi tu Gaius ego Gaia187
 Pronuba/Dextrarum Iunctio: The Literary Evidence190
 Pronuba191
 Dextrarum Iunctio199
 Pronuba and Dextrarum Iunctio in Roman Art205
 Pronuba in Art206
 Dextrarum Iunctio in Art208
 Reclining and Dining212
 The Wedding Night220
 Repotia221
 Conclusion222
4Gods of the Roman Wedding227
 Ritual and Religion227
 The Gods231
 The Evidence from Roman Epithalamia232
 Hymenaeus236
 The Wedding Cry and Song239
 The God in Literature242
 The God in Art259
 Concordia262
 Juno262
 Venus264
 Fortuna Virginalis, Mutu/inus Tutu/inus, Picumnus and Pilumnus266
 Fortuna Virginalis267
 Mutinus Titinus269
 Picumnus and Pilumnus273
 Vesta and Janus274
 Ceres and Tellus275
 Household Gods: Lares, Penates, and Genius278
 Priestesses and the Wedding279
 Conclusion286
5Conclusion289
 Bibliography305
 Index319
 Illustrations follow342
Call no. 392.50937 HERS
Phys. Description xii, 341 pages ; 23 cm
Content Type text
Format Type volume
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.
Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-341) and index.
Subject Marriage customs and rites -- Rome -- History.
Weddings -- Rome -- History.
Rome -- Social life and customs.
ISBN 9780521124270
0521124271
9780521196109
0521196108
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