The study of the “religious emotions” of the emperors, that is to say the emotions that proceed from the interactions (ritual or not) between the Prince and the gods, must be placed in the larger perspective of the debates on the place of the emotion in the Roman religion. It is necessary to nuance two still widespread and contradictory ideas: Roman (public) religion would be a merely ritual practice, accompanied however of a somewhat naïve sensitivity towards prodigies. However, it appears clearly that the rites aroused many emotions, and that the divine 462 Résumés DHA, 48/1, 2022 – CC-BY signs were often interpreted in a rational manner. In this context, the Prince’s affects were not different from those of his fellow citizens, but his exceptional status modified the way his emotions were perceived and judged. It can be shown, on the one hand, that the evaluation of the imperial emotions did not depend only on their conformity to an ideal of individual behavior in religious matters, but on the way in which they illustrated the emperor’s consideration of the public interest; on the other hand, that the emotions of the Prince could be read, under certain circumstances and because of his proximity to the gods, as divine, inspired or at least premonitory emotions.

Sensus e perturbationes nei ritratti degli imperatori / Papini, Massimiliano. - In: DIALOGUES D'HISTOIRE ANCIENNE. - ISSN 0755-7256. - 48:(2022), pp. 71-100.

Sensus e perturbationes nei ritratti degli imperatori

Massimiliano Papini
2022

Abstract

The study of the “religious emotions” of the emperors, that is to say the emotions that proceed from the interactions (ritual or not) between the Prince and the gods, must be placed in the larger perspective of the debates on the place of the emotion in the Roman religion. It is necessary to nuance two still widespread and contradictory ideas: Roman (public) religion would be a merely ritual practice, accompanied however of a somewhat naïve sensitivity towards prodigies. However, it appears clearly that the rites aroused many emotions, and that the divine 462 Résumés DHA, 48/1, 2022 – CC-BY signs were often interpreted in a rational manner. In this context, the Prince’s affects were not different from those of his fellow citizens, but his exceptional status modified the way his emotions were perceived and judged. It can be shown, on the one hand, that the evaluation of the imperial emotions did not depend only on their conformity to an ideal of individual behavior in religious matters, but on the way in which they illustrated the emperor’s consideration of the public interest; on the other hand, that the emotions of the Prince could be read, under certain circumstances and because of his proximity to the gods, as divine, inspired or at least premonitory emotions.
2022
Ritratti; imperatori; "emozioni" nel mondo antico; la mimica dei ritratti
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Sensus e perturbationes nei ritratti degli imperatori / Papini, Massimiliano. - In: DIALOGUES D'HISTOIRE ANCIENNE. - ISSN 0755-7256. - 48:(2022), pp. 71-100.
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