Naslov
Burial Rites and Rituals in Roman Liburnia

Autori
Serventi, Zrinka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
Death, Dying and Disposal 13 International conference: Ritual, Religion and Magic (DDD13)

Mjesto i datum
Preston, United Kingdom, 6. - 10. 9. 2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
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Ključne riječi
Roman burials, Liburnia, necropolises, continuity of tradition

Sažetak
Roman burials, relying heavily on the superstitions and common beliefs, were in most part formalised and channelled through social conventions and external marks of grief. Majority of Romans believed in survival of human soul that could be potentially dangerous if the living did not respect the deceased's remains and if various burial rituals and rites were not followed. Such beliefs are attested in ancient literary sources as well as in archaeological finds, and ancient Liburnia, territory spanning from the River Raša to the River Krka in Roman province of Dalmatia, was no different. Although for Liburnia there are no exact written sources, numerous archaeological finds indicate that this territory adopted a variety of Roman traditions, which merged with still surviving autochthonous beliefs. Accordingly, after the Roman expansion, native Liburni accepted the incineration rite, use of sepulchral monuments (and accompanying decorative symbolism) and construction of more complex burial sites. In the same way, rituals in Liburnia spanned from breaking of ceramic vessels above the grave, which is an old ritual attested from prehistory, through the use of Roman libations, to rituals that manifested in placing of iron nails and/or various apotropaic grave goods. Therefore, in this paper the comparison will be made between burial rites attested in Liburnia and the ones commonly practiced in Rome, in order to determine how the autochthonous traditions merged with the new Roman influences. Furthermore, the accompanying rituals, which ensured that the dead did not enter the world of the living, will be analysed, especially from the aspect of survival of native traditions.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Povijest, Arheologija

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