Hot, cold, or smelly: the power of sacred water in Roman religion, 400–100 <scp>bce</scp>

Edlund-Berry, Ingrid

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“…The malevolent side of geothermal was epitomized by deities to be placated and whose ill effects were to be warded off. Mefitis, as an example, was a divine personification of the Oscan word for the suffocating sulphurous gas from volcanic emissions; her cult was diffuse in southern Italy and Sicily, and it is argued that, at least in some cases, its sanctuaries were dedicated to healing cult utilizing the sulphurous waters [Griffith, 2015;Edlund-Berry, 2006].…”

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Should I stay or should I go? 6000 years of human presence and abandonments at Stromboli volcano and an overview on the whole Aeolian Archipelago (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy)

Renzoni¹,

Levi

Renzulli

et al. 2021

Annals of Geophysics

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T The paper addresses the long-lasting human presence on the island of Stromboli, an active volcano at the northern edge of the Aeolian archipelago, in the Southern Tyrrhenian sea, Italy. A conceptual model has been built to explore the phenomenon, it takes into account a series of aspects comparing Stromboli to other islands: their morphology, natural resources and geography along with the archaeological and historical data and, further, human attitude to volcanic environments, to risk and to insularity has been deeply explored. We propose a complex narrative where a combination of geological, socio-economic, historical, and psychological factors influenced people’s choices and that human presence is related more to the volcanic (and island) environment (and opportunities) than to volcanic activity.

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Section: Geothermal Activitymentioning

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Should I stay or should I go? 6000 years of human presence and abandonments at Stromboli volcano and an overview on the whole Aeolian Archipelago (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy)

Renzoni¹,

Levi

Renzulli

et al. 2021

Annals of Geophysics

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“…Like architecture and material culture, water will also have acquired social meanings beyond those associated with its functional uses, and these meanings will have had an impact on space. In many social contexts water was, and still is, imbued with religious meaning (for example McNiven, 2003; Burdon, 2004; Edlund‐Berry, 2006; Kamash, 2008; Kosso and Scott, 2009). Sailing on water in Roman times, for example, invoked reactions relating to the dangers involved and to the contact being made with the deities (Braund, 1996).…”

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Water and the Urban Fabric: a study of towns and waterscapes in the Roman period in Britain

Rogers

2012

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

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This paper highlights the ways in which components of waterscapes—rivers, lakes, pools, wetlands and waterfronts—formed elements of the urban fabric in the Roman period. Urban archaeology has focused mainly on features relating to land, while nautical archaeology, studying rivers, ports and harbours, trade and seafaring, reminds us of the importance of watery contexts. By examining waterscapes in the urban setting we can start to break down some of the traditional dichotomies in archaeology between land and water. Water could form an integral part of the lived environment and acquire cultural meanings that can be studied archaeologically. © 2012 The Author

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A Companion to the Archaeology of the Roman Republic

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Hot, cold, or smelly: the power of sacred water in Roman religion, 400–100 bce

Cited by 18 publications

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Should I stay or should I go? 6000 years of human presence and abandonments at Stromboli volcano and an overview on the whole Aeolian Archipelago (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy)

Should I stay or should I go? 6000 years of human presence and abandonments at Stromboli volcano and an overview on the whole Aeolian Archipelago (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy)

Water and the Urban Fabric: a study of towns and waterscapes in the Roman period in Britain

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