Rituals of death and dying in modern and ancient greece : writing history from a female perspective / / by Evy Johanne Håland

• Autore: Håland Evy Johanne
• Pubblicazione: Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (690 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.4
• Soggetto topico: Women and death - Greece - History; Death - Social aspects - Greece; Funeral rites and ceremonies - Social aspects - Greece; Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient - Social aspects - Greece; Greeks - Funeral customs and rites
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; A NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; GLOSSARY OF GREEK TERMS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Multidisciplinary or post-disciplinary research is what is needed when dealing with such complex subjects as ritual behaviour. This research, therefore, combines ethnography with historical sources to examine the relationship between modern Greek death rituals and ancient written and visual sources on the subject of death and gender. The central theme of this work is women's role in connection with the cult of the dead in ancient and modern Greece. The research is based on studies in ancient...
• Titolo autorizzato: Rituals of death and dying in modern and ancient greece
• ISBN: 1-4438-6859-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824013103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II