The Significance of Certain Colors in Roman Ritual: A Dissertation (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Mary Emma Armstrong

9780364510513: The Significance of Certain Colors in Roman Ritual: A Dissertation (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 036451051X ISBN 13: 9780364510513

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Though black and white are not colors in the scientific sense, they are so regarded in decoration and in ritualistic use, and therefore have their place in the present investigation. Black has been treated only as opposed to white, since it is connected only with the underworld and the full discussion of that obscure phase 'of religion, with the colors belonging to it, is beyond the scope of this article.

The employment of gold in ritual seems clearly due to its color, not to its value or its other qualities as a metal; hence it is legitimately included in this discussion.

It may seem strange that so important a color as luteus, used in marriage ceremonies, has been omitted, but a brief investigation showed that, in order to determine its meaning, a careful consideration of the relation between the cult of Vesta, the duties of the Flaminica Bialis.

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