"READING" GREEK DEATH To the End of the Classical Period Very Good

Oxford University Press, 1996

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Year of publication

1996

Author

Sourvinou-Inwood, Christiane

Publishers

Oxford University Press

Keyword

Mythology Ritual Myth Classical Greek & Roman Greek Literature, Social & Cultural Paganism

Binding description

Softcover ISBN 0198150695

Description

Spine is sunned and very discolored. Scholar's name to ffep (Bonnie Maclachlan [nйe Ward]). ; 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