Parodo, Ciro (2020) The Celebration of the Lizard: The Iconography and Iconology of a Magic Ritual Against the Evil Forces. ACTA ANTIQUA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE, 60 (3-4). pp. 319-334. ISSN 0044-5975 (print); 1588-2543 (online)
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Abstract
The aim of this paper is the analysis of the meaning of the iconography of the month of September in Late Antique Roman illustrated calendars. This image alludes to the apotropaic ritual of the grape harvest done through the suspension of a lizard above bunches of grapes or containers of wine. The use of this image attests to the continuity of the Dionysian cult in Late Antiquity, even if only at a popular level, because of the definitive affirmation of Christianity. At the same time, the new religion included this iconographic pattern, which has acquired an eschatological meaning related to eternal life.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | MTA KFB támogatási szerződés alapján archiválva |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Roman illustrated calendars, iconography of September, ritual of the lizard and the grape harvest, Dionysus, Christianity |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PA Classical philology / klasszika-filológia |
| SWORD Depositor: | MTMT SWORD |
| Depositing User: | MTMT SWORD |
| Date Deposited: | 26 May 2022 11:52 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Nov 2023 00:15 |
| URI: | https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/143092 |
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