Publication: Fera sodalitas. Los "Lupercalia", de Evandro a Augusto
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2020-03-02
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La presente investigación presenta un nuevo análisis de la fiesta romana de los Lupercalia. En lugar de seguir los modelos establecidos de aproximación sincrónica, intenta llevar a cabo un estudio diacrónico que analiza el rito como dinámico en una serie de transformaciones y (re)contextualizaciones, desde los ‘primeros tiempos’ hasta la era de Augusto. Mediante un análisis de fuentes de distintos tipos (textuales, arqueológicas, iconográficas, etc.) y el recurso a la comparación, se ha propuesto un desarrollo del ritual en cuatro fases, desde un antiguo rito de paso con componentes ctónicos hasta llegar a un espectáculo público donde la superposición del mito griego (Pan) juega un papel destacado.Entre las ceremonias más famosas de la religión romana se encuentran los Lupercalia, un ritual extravagante realizado anualmente por jóvenes nudi que, después de cumplir sacrificios cerca de una cueva al pie del Palatino, se dividen en dos grupos y golpean con tiras de piel caprina a hombres y mujeres.Los Lupercalia, aunque probablemente son la fiesta más estudiada del calendario romano, plantean numerosas cuestiones y múltiples problemas: no solo no están claros los orígenes de la ceremonia, sino que tampoco lo son los aspectos más específicamente materiales (la topografía de la carrera, los animales sacrificados, la vestimenta de los Lupercos, etc.)...
This research presents a new analysis of the Roman festival of the Lupercalia. Rather than following established synchronic approaches, it tries to produce a diachronic study which analyzes the rite as dynamic in a series of transformations and (re)contextualizations, from the ‘earliest times’ to the Age of Augustus. Through an analysis of varied sources (textual, archaeological, iconographic, etc) and resort to comparison, a 4-phase development of the ritual is proposed, from an early rite of passage with chthonic components down to a public spectacle where superpositions of Greek myth (Pan) play an important role.Among the most well-known ceremonies in Roman religion stand the Lupercalia, a bizarre ritual carrried out annually by nudi youths who, after performing sacrifices by a cave at the foot of the Palatine hill, divided in two groups and hit men and women with goatskin lashes.The Lupercalia, though perhaps the most studied festival in the Roman calendar, pose many questions and multiple problems: not only the origins of the ceremony are not clear, also the more specifically material aspects thereof (topography of the run, sacrificed animals, Luperci’s attire, etc) are not well known...
This research presents a new analysis of the Roman festival of the Lupercalia. Rather than following established synchronic approaches, it tries to produce a diachronic study which analyzes the rite as dynamic in a series of transformations and (re)contextualizations, from the ‘earliest times’ to the Age of Augustus. Through an analysis of varied sources (textual, archaeological, iconographic, etc) and resort to comparison, a 4-phase development of the ritual is proposed, from an early rite of passage with chthonic components down to a public spectacle where superpositions of Greek myth (Pan) play an important role.Among the most well-known ceremonies in Roman religion stand the Lupercalia, a bizarre ritual carrried out annually by nudi youths who, after performing sacrifices by a cave at the foot of the Palatine hill, divided in two groups and hit men and women with goatskin lashes.The Lupercalia, though perhaps the most studied festival in the Roman calendar, pose many questions and multiple problems: not only the origins of the ceremony are not clear, also the more specifically material aspects thereof (topography of the run, sacrificed animals, Luperci’s attire, etc) are not well known...
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Tesis inédita de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Filología, leída el 15-11-2019