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belief and cult Belief and Cult rethinking roman religion jacob l. mackey prince ton university press princet on & oxford Copyright © 2022 by Prince ton University Press Prince ton University Press is committed to the protection of copyright and the intellectual property our authors entrust to us. Copyright promotes the pro gress and integrity of knowledge. Thank you for supporting free speech and the global exchange of ideas by purchasing an authorized edition of this book. If you wish to reproduce or distribute any part of it in any form, please obtain permission. Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to permissions@press . princeton . edu Published by Prince ton University Press 41 William Street, Prince ton, New Jersey 08540 99 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6JX press . princeton . edu All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Mackey, Jacob Louis, 1971– author. Title: Belief and cult : rethinking Roman religion / Jacob L. Mackey. Description: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2022] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2021049285 (print) | LCCN 2021049286 (ebook) | ISBN 9780691165080 (acid-free paper) | ISBN 9780691233147 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Rome—Religion. | Belief and doubt. | BISAC: HISTORY / Ancient / Rome | LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical Classification: LCC BL803 .M326 2022 (print) | LCC BL803 (ebook) | DDC 292.07—dc23/eng/20220103 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021049285 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021049286 British Library Cataloging- in- Publication Data is available Editorial: Rob Tempio, Chloe Coy Production Editorial: Terri O’Prey Production: Erin Suydam Publicity: Alyssa Sanford, Charlotte Coyne Copyeditor: Kathleen Kageff Jacket art: Mosaic of a sacred choir, 3rd century CE, from the Temple of Diana Tifatina (now site of Abbey of St. Angelo in Formis), near the ancient city of Capua, Italy. Photo: I. Shurygin This book has been composed in Arno Printed on acid- free paper. ∞ Printed in the United States of Amer i ca 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Luke and Greta paterna cum caritate brief contents Detailed Contents ix Preface xv Acknowl edgments xix Abbreviations xxi Introduction: Roman Religion, from Intuitions to Institutions 1 Part I. Theoretical Foundations 1 Losing Belief 27 2 Recovering Belief 59 3 Belief and Emotion, Belief and Action 98 4 Shared Belief, Shared Agency, Social Norms 136 5 Shared Belief, Social Ontology, Power 172 Part II. Case Studies 6 Belief and Cult: Lucretius’s Roman Theory 209 7 Ad incunabula: Children’s Cult as Cognitive Apprenticeship 244 8 The “Folk Theology” of Roman Prayer: Content, Context, and Commitment 291 9 Inauguratio: Belief, Ritual, and Religious Power 337 Epilog: Comparison, Explanation, and Belief 371 vii viii brief contents Glossary 395 References 399 Index Locorum 447 General Index 459 detailed contents Preface xv Acknowl edgments xix Abbreviations xxi Introduction: Roman Religion, from Intuitions to Institutions 1 0.1. Roman Cult and the Question of Belief 1 0.2. From Roman Intuitions to Roman Institutions 5 0.3. HADD and Social Cognition 9 0.4. Intentionality and Belief 17 Part I. Theoretical Foundations Chapter 1. Losing Belief 27 1.1. Introduction 27 1.2. A History of Belief- Denial and the Belief- Action Dichotomy 27 1.3. An Anatomy of Belief- Denial and the Belief- Action Dichotomy 44 1.3.1. Belief Is Christian 44 1.3.2. Belief Is a Concept 46 1.3.3. Belief Is a Linguistic Practice 49 1.3.4. Beliefs Are Unknowable 53 1.4. Conclusion: Historical Empathy and Other Minds 55 Chapter 2. Recovering Belief 59 2.1. Introduction 59 2.2. The Intentionality of Belief 60 2.2.1. Belief Requires a Subject in Order to Exist 63 2.2.2. Beliefs Are about Objects 64 ix
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