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Ritual texts for the afterlife : Orpheus and the Bacchic Gold Tablets /
Fascinating texts written on small gold tablets that were deposited in graves provide a unique source of information about what some Greeks and Romans believed regarding the fate that awaited them after death, and how they could influence it. These texts, dating from the late fifth century BCE to th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2013.
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Fascinating texts written on small gold tablets that were deposited in graves provide a unique source of information about what some Greeks and Romans believed regarding the fate that awaited them after death, and how they could influence it. These texts, dating from the late fifth century BCE to the second century CE, have been part of the scholarly debate on ancient afterlife beliefs since the end of the nineteenth century. Recent finds and analysis of the texts have reshaped our understanding of their purpose and of the perceived afterlife. The tablets belonged to those who had. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 284 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780415508025 0415508029 9780415508032 0415508037 9780203564240 0203564243 9781299726475 129972647X 9781136750724 113675072X 9781136750861 113675086X 9781136750793 1136750797 |