''Reading'' Greek Death - To the End of the Classical Period

Zusatztext An interesting book. Zusammenfassung 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.

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• Authors: SOURVINOU INWOOD CHRISTIANE, Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood, Christiane (Reader in Classical Sourvinou-Inwood, Christiane (Reader in Classical Literature Sourvinou-Inwood, Sourvinou-Inwood Christiane
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.06.1996
• EAN: 9780198150695
• ISBN: 978-0-19-815069-5
• No. of pages: 512
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Sociology, Cultural Studies, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient Greece, Sociology: customs & traditions, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, Sociology: death and dying, Sociology: Death & Dying