Death in the Greek world : from Homer to the classical age / Maria Serena Mirto ; translated by A. M. Osborne.
Mirto, Maria Serena.; Osborne, A. M.
2012
GT3170 .M5713 2012 (Mapit)
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Title Death in the Greek world : from Homer to the classical age / Maria Serena Mirto ; translated by A. M. Osborne.
Author Mirto, Maria Serena.
Uniform Title Morte nel mondo greco. English
ISBN 9780806141879 (paperback) (alkaline paper)
0806141875 (paperback) (alkaline paper)
Imprint Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2012.
Language English
Description x, 197 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Call Number GT3170 .M5713 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification 393.0938
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Added Author Osborne, A. M.
Series Oklahoma series in classical culture ; v. 44.
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Books
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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.

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