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Synopsis
What was the origin of Charon, the ferryman of the dead? Or Hades and the Elysian Fields? This is an in-depth study of the beliefs, attitudes and rituals surrounding death in ancient Greece. Drawing on all kinds of evidence - from literary texts to images on art - the book also discusses the problems of "reading" this material without the intrusion of our own culturally-determined beliefs.
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Revue de presse
Her strength lies in her honesty; Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood is more explicit about her methodology than perhaps any other current writer on the ancient world, and her plea to the reader, to "invest the effort" needed to acknowledge the complexity of the issues of social and cultural change under discussion should be heeded. (Times Literary Supplement)
Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood is more explicit about her methodology than perhaps any other current writer on the ancient world, and her plea to the reader to "invest the effort" needed to acknowledge the complexity of the issues of social and cultural change under discussion, should be heeded. (Times Higher Education Supplement)
The author is well-informed and provides valuable insights in some areas. ... a fund of useful references. (Rahal XXIX, 1996)
An interesting book. (The Historian)
Présentation de l'éditeur
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.
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'Reading' Greek Death: To the End of the Classical Period
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Oxford University Press April 1995, 1995
ISBN 10 : 019814976X
ISBN 13 : 9780198149767
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'Reading' Greek Death: To the End of the Classical Period.
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Oxford University Press,, 1995
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ISBN 13 : 9780198149767
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"READING" GREEK DEATH To the End of the Classical Period
Edité par
Oxford University Press, 1995
ISBN 10 : 019814976X
ISBN 13 : 9780198149767
Ancien ou d'occasion
Couverture rigide
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Vendeur : Ancient World Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. DJ Spine is sunned and very discolored. Very light shelfwear to book. ; This book offers a series of in-depth studies of the beliefs, attitudes, and rituals surrounding death in ancient Greece, from the Minoan and Mycenean period to the end of the classical age. Drawing on a wide range of evidence--from literary texts, to inscriptions, to images in art--Sourvinou-Inwood sheds light on many key, still problematic, aspects of Greek life, myth, and literature. She also looks at the problem of "reading" this material within the context of our own culturally-determined beliefs. ; 512 pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 32987
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