Il corpo dell’uomo libero nel pensiero dei giuristi romani tra indisponibilita e sacralita

Authors: Maria Federica Merotto
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Abstract

Il contributo si colloca nel solco della tesi secondo cui il corpo umano era percepito dai giuristi romani come investito di una sacralità originaria. Assunte come acquisite tali premesse, l’indagine si concentra su alcune fonti classiche inerenti, in senso lato, al tema delle situazioni di appartenenza in cui l’uomo libero – quando creduto schiavo – viene accostato ai beni sacri o religiosi. This article builds on the scholarly thesis according to which the human body was conceived by Roman jurists as invested with an original sacrality. Taking this premise as established, the analysis turns to a selection of classical sources broadly concerned with regimes of legal belonging, in which the free person—when mistakenly regarded as a slave—is juxtaposed with res sacrae or religiosae.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Classical Antiquity Studies Classical Studies and Legal History Legal principles and applications

Publication details

Journal / source
Florence Research (University of Florence)
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
IT
Document type
Book chapter