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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
Death in the Greek World
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Examines ancient Greek conceptions of death and the afterlife In our contemporary Western society, death has become taboo. Despite its inevitability, we focus o
Lucian, on the Death of Peregrinus
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Pages: 188
Authors: C. T. Hadavas
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-06-23 - Publisher: CreateSpace

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Lucian's On the Death of Peregrinus is an excellent text for students who have completed the first year of college-level Ancient Greek or its equivalent. Its le
Who Killed Homer?
Language: en
Pages: 362
Authors: Victor Davis Hanson
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Encounter Books

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With advice and informative readings of the great Greek texts, this title shows how we might save classics and the Greeks. It is suitable for those who agree th
The Death Rituals of Rural Greece
Language: en
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Authors: Loring M. Danforth
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-09-01 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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This compelling text and dramatic photographic essay convey the emotional power of the death rituals of a small Greek village--the funeral, the singing of lamen