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Livy, Folklore, and Magic: A Reappraisal of Rome's Foundational Mythology

Albrecht, Jeremy L
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1586372697489211

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2020, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, History.
This paper argues for an additional manner in which the social and cultural history of Rome can be both examined and understand through the implementation of folkloric practices. While folklore and history are two distinct academic traditions, there exists a certain amount of overlap between the fields and this overlap is worth exploring in more detail. In the course of this paper, it is argued that many aspects of Roman social and cultural history can be understood and examined through folkloric means. In chapter one, a working definition of folklore is established and shown to apply to the foundational mythology of Rome as portrayed by Livy in his Ab Urbe Condita. Chapter two continues to examine Livy and provides an argument that, in the process of his writing, Livy himself was more concerned with a folkloric interpretation of Rome’s history than he was in staying firmly within the bounds of historical accuracy. Finally, chapter three branches off from Livy and focuses on the arcane and magical traditions which were prevalent in Rome to show that not only were folkloric traditions present in Rome’s traditional mythology, but can also be seen throughout the Republic and even into the early Empire.
Casey Stark, Dr. (Advisor)
Amilcar Challu, Dr. (Committee Member)
James Pfundstein, Dr. (Committee Member)
90 p.
Folklore; History
History; Folklore; Livy; Foundational Mythology; Roman Magic; Roman Folklore;

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  • Albrecht, J. L. (2020). Livy, Folklore, and Magic: A Reappraisal of Rome's Foundational Mythology [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1586372697489211

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Albrecht, Jeremy. Livy, Folklore, and Magic: A Reappraisal of Rome's Foundational Mythology. 2020. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1586372697489211.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Albrecht, Jeremy. "Livy, Folklore, and Magic: A Reappraisal of Rome's Foundational Mythology." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1586372697489211

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