Abstract

RAMIREZ BATALLA, Miguel Ángel. Tradición y costumbres en la religión romana. Nova tellus [online]. 2009, vol.27, n.1, pp.247-294. ISSN 0185-3058.

The objective of this writing is to show the central role of tradition like essential criterion of acceptation in the Roman official religion. It pretends emphasize the importance of the religious sphere at Rome which affected all social classes and produced distinct reactions. In addition, it underlines some philosophical arguments that supported or rejected the belief in gods. Nevertheless the validity of the Roman religion was founded in tradition and the Roman aristocrats saw the loyalty to the ancient religious costumes like the principal characteristic of its history.

Keywords : habit; philosophy; religion; Rome; society; tradition.