This shall fall upon their children’s children! Some considerations regarding funerary curse formulas in Roman Imperial Anatolia
This shall fall upon their children’s children! Some considerations regarding funerary curse formulas in Roman Imperial Anatolia
Author(s): Iulian MogaSubject(s): History
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: curses; blessings; Anatolia; graves; violators
Summary/Abstract: Funerary imprecations are a wide-spread phenomenon in western Asia Minor, mainly in Phrygia and Lydia, not only in pagan environment, but in Jewish and Christian local traditions as well. The purpose of the current article is to provide an analysis over the meaning, structure, typological patterns, and functionality of the inscriptions that contain funerary imprecations in Asia Minor mostly related to the polytheistic perspective.
Journal: Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi. Istorie
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 60
- Page Range: 21-32
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
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