Praying as a 'Woman among Men'
This paper particularly argues against the idea of a strictly formalised, repetitive prayer with raised arms and low emotional impact. By focusing on the vocality of prayer and by investigating Cicero's argumentative strategy against P. Clodius Pulcher in his speech De domo sua, this paper clai...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mohr Siebeck
[2019]
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| In: |
Religion in the Roman empire
Year: 2019, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 271-291 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Cicero, Marcus Tullius 106 BC-43 BC, De domo sua ad pontifices
/ Clodius Pulcher, Publius 92 BC-52 BC
/ Prayer
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| IxTheo Classification: | BE Greco-Roman religions KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
M. Tullius Cicero
B P. Clodius Pulcher B Transgression B Gender B vocality B Prayer B Roman Religion |
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| Summary: | This paper particularly argues against the idea of a strictly formalised, repetitive prayer with raised arms and low emotional impact. By focusing on the vocality of prayer and by investigating Cicero's argumentative strategy against P. Clodius Pulcher in his speech De domo sua, this paper claims that the famous failed prayer of Clodius was a huge success. |
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| ISSN: | 2199-4471 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion in the Roman empire
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/rre-2019-0015 |