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Record Nr.

UNINA9910349476503321

Autore

Wu Xiaoqun

Titolo

Mourning Rituals in Archaic & Classical Greece and Pre-Qin China / / by Xiaoqun Wu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2018

ISBN

9789811306327

981-13-0632-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 106 p. 10 illus.)

Disciplina

200.09

Soggetti

Religion—History

Ethnology

Ethnology—Asia

History of Religion

Social Anthropology

Asian Culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Attitudes towards death in Ancient Greece and Ancient China -- Lamentation -- Mourners’ Gestures and Behaviours -- Mourning Apparel -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This pivot compares mourning rituals in Archaic & Classical Greece and Pre-Qin China to illustrate some of the principles and methods used in comparative studies. It focuses on three main aspects of mourning of the dead before burial — lamentation, mourners’ gestures and behaviors, and mourning apparel—to demonstrate the cultural function, purpose, and social influence of mourning. A key comparative study of rituals at the heart of both Western and Chinese culture, this text highlights the cultural function and social influence of rituals of two ancient peoples and will be of interest to all scholars of comparative religion, sociology and anthropology.