{"product_id":"wolves-of-rome-kresimir-vukovic-9783110689341","title":"Wolves of Rome: The Lupercalia from Roman and Comparative Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Roman foundation myth has been the subject of classical scholarship for centuries. But much in the story of Romulus and Remus remains unexplained.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the first English language book-length study of the Lupercalia, a religious festival central to understanding both the Roman foundation myth and the history of Rome. The festival of the Lupercalia was a male initiation ritual and shares a number of traits with similar rituals across the world. The agonistic elements in the story of Romulus and Remus and the Lupercalia can be compared to a number of Vedic rituals and traced back to a common Indo-European prehistory. The Lupercalia celebration remained a central annual event throughout the history of Rome and reflected political and social life in the city. Caesar used it to stage a refusal of kingship and Augustus restored its initiatory aspect, which continued in the period of the Empire. It survived all attempts of Christian prohibition to appear in the form of a carnival that criticized the pope in the late 5th century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn sum, the book offers a new interpretation of the Roman foundation myth and the Lupercalia. It follows the transformation of a unique ritual from its Indo-European roots through Roman history to late antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kresimir Vukovic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3110689340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783110689341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d","brand":"Kresimir Vukovic","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44129321681151,"sku":"9783110689341","price":110.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd033904-2aee-4054-9082-2d3bb51c7c9e.jpg?v=1687463254","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wolves-of-rome-kresimir-vukovic-9783110689341","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}