Law and religion in the Roman Republic

Law and religion in the Roman Republic [electronic resource] / edited by Olga Tellegen-Couperus. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012. - vi, 229 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Mnemosyne. Supplements. History and archaeology of classical antiquity, v. 336. 0169-8958 ; .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-221) and index.

Divine law and the penalty of sacer esto in early Rome / Leon ter Beek -- Law and divination in the late Roman Republic / Federico Santangelo -- The curiate law and the religious nature of the power of Roman magistrates / Michel Humm -- Rationalizing religious practices : the pontifical calendar and the law / J©œrg R©ơpke -- The jurisdiction of the pontiffs at the end of the fourth century BC / Jan Hendrik Valgaeren -- The longevity of the Fetial college / Linda Zollschan -- Sacred law and civil law / Olga Tellegen-Couperus -- Control of the sacred in Roman law / James Rives -- The immortality of the soul and Roman law / Jan Willem Tellegen.


Available electronically via the Internet.

9789004218505 (hardback : alk. paper)


Religion and law--Rome.
Religion and state--Rome.
Ecclesiastical law--Rome.
Priests--Legal status, laws, etc.--Rome.


Rome--Religion.

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