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World of Roman Song : From Ritualized Speech to Social Order by Thomas Habinek (2005, Hardcover)

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PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-100801881056

ISBN-139780801881053

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Number of Pages344 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameWorld of Roman Song : from Ritualized Speech to Social Order

Publication Year2005

SubjectHistory & Criticism, Ancient / Rome, Latin, General, Ancient & Classical, Subjects & Themes / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMusic, Literary Criticism, Foreign Language Study, Religion, History

AuthorThomas Habinek

FormatHardcover

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2004-023002

ReviewsThis book will be highly influential... The anthropological and sociological point of view opens up refreshing and welcome ways of thinking., "The World of Roman Song, like its predecessor The Politics of Latin Literature, is destined to catalyze fresh and vigorous debate." -- Luke Roman, Phoenix, The World of Roman Song, like its predecessor The Politics of Latin Literature , is destined to catalyze fresh and vigorous debate., "Provides a compelling and coherent explanatory framework for understanding Roman song." -- Paul Allen Miller, American Journal of Philology, The World of Roman Song, like its predecessor The Politics of Latin Literature , is destined to catalyze fresh and vigorous debate., The World of Roman Song, like its predecessor The Politics of Latin Literature, is destined to catalyze fresh and vigorous debate., "" The World of Roman Song, like its predecessor The Politics of Latin Literature , is destined to catalyze fresh and vigorous debate."", "This book will be highly influential... The anthropological and sociological point of view opens up refreshing and welcome ways of thinking." -- Michèle Lowrie, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal870.9/001

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Song and Foundation 2. Song, Ritualization, and Agency 3. Song and Speech 4. Song and Play 5. Song and the Body 6. Magic, Song, and Sacrifice Epilogue: At the Threshold of History Notes References Subject Index Index of Sources

SynopsisIn this bold work, Thomas Habinek offers an entirely new theoretical perspective on Roman cultural history. Although English words such as ''literature'' and ''religion'' have their origins in Latin, the Romans had no such specific concepts. Rather, much of the sense of these words was captured in the Latin word carmen, usually translated into English as ''song.'' Habinek argues that for the Romans, ''song'' encompassed a wide range of ritualized speech, including elements of poetry, storytelling, and even the casting of spells. Habinek begins with the fraternal societies, or sodalitates, which predated the Republic and endured into the Imperial era, and whose rites, although adapted over time to different deities and cults, were from the beginning centered on song (perhaps most notably in the ancient Carmen Saliare). He goes on to show how this early use of song became a paradigm for cultural reproduction throughout Roman history. Ritual mastery of the chaos of everyday life, embodied and enacted in song, produced and transmitted the beliefs on which Roman culture was founded and by which Roman communities were sustained. By the emergence of the Empire, ''song,'' in all of its senses, served in particular to reproduce the power of the state, organizing relations of power at every level of society.The World of Roman Song presents a systematic and comprehensive approach to Roman cultural history. Informed and imaginative, this book challenges classicists, social theorists, and literary scholars to engage in a provocative discussion of the power of song., Winner of the Classics and Ancient History award in the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Awards given by the Association of American Publishers In this bold work, Thomas Habinek offers an entirely new theoretical perspective on Roman cultural history. Although English words such as "literature" and "religion" have their origins in Latin, the Romans had no such specific concepts. Rather, much of the sense of these words was captured in the Latin word carmen , usually translated into English as "song." Habinek argues that for the Romans, "song" encompassed a wide range of ritualized speech, including elements of poetry, storytelling, and even the casting of spells. Habinek begins with the fraternal societies, or sodalitates , which predated the Republic and endured into the Imperial era, and whose rites, although adapted over time to different deities and cults, were from the beginning centered on song (perhaps most notably in the ancient Carmen Saliare ). He goes on to show how this early use of song became a paradigm for cultural reproduction throughout Roman history. Ritual mastery of the chaos of everyday life, embodied and enacted in song, produced and transmitted the beliefs on which Roman culture was founded and by which Roman communities were sustained. By the emergence of the Empire, "song," in all of its senses, served in particular to reproduce the power of the state, organizing relations of power at every level of society. The World of Roman Song presents a systematic and comprehensive approach to Roman cultural history. Informed and imaginative, this book challenges classicists, social theorists, and literary scholars to engage in a provocative discussion of the power of song., In this bold work, Thomas Habinek offers an entirely new theoretical perspective on Roman cultural history. Although English words such as ''literature'' and ''religion'' have their origins in Latin, the Romans had no such specific concepts. Rather, much of the sense of these words was captured in the Latin word carmen, usually translated into ......, In this bold work, Thomas Habinek offers an entirely new theoretical perspective on Roman cultural history. Although English words such as "literature" and "religion" have their origins in Latin, the Romans had no such specific concepts. Rather, much of the sense of these words was captured in the Latin word carmen , usually translated into English as "song." Habinek argues that for the Romans, "song" encompassed a wide range of ritualized speech, including elements of poetry, storytelling, and even the casting of spells. Habinek begins with the fraternal societies, or sodalitates , which predated the Republic and endured into the Imperial era, and whose rites, although adapted over time to different deities and cults, were from the beginning centered on song (perhaps most notably in the ancient Carmen Saliare ). He goes on to show how this early use of song became a paradigm for cultural reproduction throughout Roman history. Ritual mastery of the chaos of everyday life, embodied and enacted in song, produced and transmitted the beliefs on which Roman culture was founded and by which Roman communities were sustained. By the emergence of the Empire, "song," in all of its senses, served in particular to reproduce the power of the state, organizing relations of power at every level of society. The World of Roman Song presents a systematic and comprehensive approach to Roman cultural history. Informed and imaginative, this book challenges classicists, social theorists, and literary scholars to engage in a provocative discussion of the power of song.

LC Classification NumberPA6019.H33 2005