Crying Wolf: The Pope and the Lupercalia
2008; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 98; Linguagem: Inglês
10.3815/007543508786239346
ISSN1753-528X
Autores Tópico(s)Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
ResumoThis article examines the Contra Andromachum , the open letter in which Gelasius of Rome (A.D. 492–496) condemned the continued involvement of members of the now Christian élite in the Lupercalia. It is suggested that the Pope's argument is less straightforward than has been supposed: the current status and recent history of the festival are left unclear, and the Pope's allegations about the motives of its sponsors are of dubious credibility. Of more significance is the public aspect of the festival, and in particular the opportunities it provided for those who organized it to advertise a connection with the heritage of Rome.
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