| Main object of ius divinum to keep up the pax deorum; meaning of
pax in this phrase. Means towards the maintenance of the pax:
sacrifice and prayer, fulfilment of vows, lustratio, divination.
Meaning of sacrificium. Little trace of sacramental sacrifice.
Typical sacrifice of ius divinum: both priest and victim must be
acceptable to the deity; means taken to secure this. Ritual of
slaughter: examination and porrectio of entrails. Prayer; the
phrase Macte esto and its importance in explaining Roman sacrifice.
Magical survivals in Roman and Italian prayers; yet they
are essentially religious
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