Format:
X, 197 S.
,
Ill.
,
22 cm
ISBN:
0806141875
,
9780806141879
Series Statement:
Oklahoma series in classical culture 44
Uniform Title:
Morte nel mondo greco 〈engl.〉
Content:
Life after death in popular belief. The Psyche -- Hades -- Elysium -- The gods in Hades and guides on the voyage to the underworld -- A revolution of hope. Eleusinian mysteries -- Dionysian initiations -- The Bacchic gold tablets, Pindar, and other "orphic" evidence -- Pythagorean eschatology and the Derveni papyrus -- The soul/body opposition from Pindar to Plato -- The long farewell. Death and contamination -- Mourning ceremonies -- Cremation, inhumation, and the final rites -- The final resting place and a new bond. Stelae, monuments, and epitaphs -- Tomb cult and hero cult -- Making good use of death. Heroic death in battle -- The Polis and funerary ideology -- Legislation and funerary regulations
Note:
Includes glossary, bibliographical references (p. 173-184) and indexes
,
Life after death in popular belief. The Psyche -- Hades -- Elysium -- The gods in Hades and guides on the voyage to the underworld -- A revolution of hope. Eleusinian mysteries -- Dionysian initiations -- The Bacchic gold tablets, Pindar, and other "orphic" evidence -- Pythagorean eschatology and the Derveni papyrus -- The soul/body opposition from Pindar to Plato -- The long farewell. Death and contamination -- Mourning ceremonies -- Cremation, inhumation, and the final rites -- The final resting place and a new bond. Stelae, monuments, and epitaphs -- Tomb cult and hero cult -- Making good use of death. Heroic death in battle -- The Polis and funerary ideology -- Legislation and funerary regulations.
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Griechenland
;
Altertum
;
Tod
;
Brauch
