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University of Oklahoma Press
Language
English
Pages
197

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Subjects
Ancient Funeral rites and ceremonies, Death in literature, Social life and customs, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Greece, social life and customs
Places
Greece
Times
To 146 B.C.

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Table of Contents

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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-184) and indexes.

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Series
Oklahoma series in classical culture -- v. 44, Oklahoma series in classical culture -- v. 44

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
393.0938
Library of Congress
GT3170 .M5713 2012, GT3170.M5713 2012

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Pagination
x, 197 p. :
Number of pages
197

ID Numbers

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OL25280428M
ISBN 10
0806141875
ISBN 13
9780806141879
LCCN
2011018189
OCLC/WorldCat
725827674

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