MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01943cam a2200337 a 4500
001 2011018189
003 DLC
005 20120411103722.0
008 110516s2012 okua b s001 0 eng
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020 $a0806141875 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn725827674
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050 00 $aGT3170$b.M5713 2012
082 00 $a393.0938$223
100 1 $aMirto, Maria Serena.
240 10 $aMorte nel mondo greco.$lEnglish
245 10 $aDeath in the Greek world :$bfrom Homer to the classical age /$cMaria Serena Mirto ; translated by A. M. Osborne.
260 $aNorman :$bUniversity of Oklahoma Press,$cc2012.
300 $ax, 197 p. :$bill. ;$c22 cm.
490 1 $aOklahoma series in classical culture ;$vv. 44
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-184) and indexes.
505 0 $aLife 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.
650 0 $aFuneral rites and ceremonies, Ancient$zGreece.
650 0 $aDeath in literature.
651 0 $aGreece$xSocial life and customs$yTo 146 B.C.
700 1 $aOsborne, A. M.
830 0 $aOklahoma series in classical culture ;$vv. 44