Reading Greek Death: To the End of the Classical Period (Paperback)
OR try AbeBooks who may have this title (opens in new window).
Short Description for Reading Greek Death This work examines aspects of the beliefs, attitudes, and rituals surrounding death in ancient Greece from the Minoan and Mycenean period to the end of the classical age. It draws on different types of evidence including literary texts, burial customs, inscriptions, and images in art.
Full description- Publisher: Clarendon Press
- Published: 05 December 1996
- Format: Paperback 502 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval | Cultural Studies | Sociology: Customs & Traditions | Sociology: Death & Dying | European History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation
- ISBN 13: 9780198150695 ISBN 10: 0198150695
Other books
Full description for Reading Greek Death
The author sheds new light on aspects of the beliefs, attitudes, and rituals surrounding death in ancient Greece from the Minoan and Mycenean period to the end of the classical age. She draws on different types of evidence - from literary texts to burial customs, inscriptions, and images in art - to explore the fragmentary and problematic evidence for the reconstruction of attitudes towards, and the beliefs and practices pertaining to death and the afterlife. The book is also a sophisticated critique of the methodologies appropriate for interpreting the evidence for ancient beliefs. Insights from athropology and other disciplines help to inform the reconstruction of these beliefs and to minimize the intrustion of culturally determined assumptions which reflect modern thinking rather than ancient realities.
