In this paper we argue that, in spite of the communis opinio, the Latin word religio is a taxon describing the notion of religion in ancient Latin text and defining a separate sphere of the Roman culture, and that it has gained this semantic value before the rise of Christianity in Roman society.This conclusion is supported by a philological analysis of the usage of religio in Latin archaic and classical texts.
Religio versus Religion
CASADIO, Giovanni
2010
Abstract
In this paper we argue that, in spite of the communis opinio, the Latin word religio is a taxon describing the notion of religion in ancient Latin text and defining a separate sphere of the Roman culture, and that it has gained this semantic value before the rise of Christianity in Roman society.This conclusion is supported by a philological analysis of the usage of religio in Latin archaic and classical texts.File in questo prodotto:
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