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The pater familias (plural: patres familias ) was the head of a Roman family. The term is Latin for "father of the family" or the "owner of the family estate". The form is irregular and archai...
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The domestic responsibilites of the pater familias included his priestly duties ... Roman religious law defined the religious rites of familia as sacra ... the paterfamilias held sole rights to its disposal and sole responsibility for ...
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5.3-4, 83, 141.1, 143). Allowing subordinates to perform religious acts in his stead was a sizable but necessary concession by the paterfamilias. Yet in Cato's estimation, because of the perceived vulnerability of slaves to superstitio (illicit or excessive forms of worship), it was also potentially problematic.
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The power of the pater was over his familia iure proprio (not necessarily kin-based, but a political, economical and religious unit) and his familia domestica (based on kinship and co-residence).
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Sacris rite paratis: Women’s Responsibilities in Household Rituals; Judith Lynn Sebesta; The University of South Dakota; ... In this presentation I focus first on some of the religious rites pertaining to the Lares familiares, ... SLIDE: LARES FAMILIARES W/ GENIUS OF PATERFAMILIAS; Lares were divinities that were connected...
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Should the paterfamilias assent, that person shall be considered a member of the gens and may participate in the religious and social life of  Nova Roma. Such gens members ... Families and clans being the backbone of Roman society, the prerogatives and responsibilities of the family are of primary importance to Nova Roma.
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At the head of Roman family life was the oldest living male, called the "paterfamilias," or "father of the family." He looked after the family's business affairs and property and could perform religious rites on their behalf.
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The huge importance of correct religious observance to the Romans may be discerned from the writings of Cicero, who despite himself being ... The genius was the principal guiding numen of the family, representing its continuity and fertility as well as the embodiment of the male procreative power of the paterfamilias.
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Religious groups blending Jewish culture with non-Jewish theology: ... Religious intolerance in Israel ... Religious hate propaganda: one story; many versions; all false...
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About 24 religious sects had formed by the 1st century CE of which the largest were the Basusim, Essenes, Pharisees, Sadducees and Zealots. Many anticipated the arrival of the Messiah, ... they were simply selected to receive more difficult responsibilities, and more onerous punishment if they fail.
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