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Coming back to life : the permeability of past and present, mortality and immortality, death and life in the ancient Mediterranean /

The lines between death and life were neither fixed nor finite to the peoples of the ancient Mediterranean. For most, death was a passageway into a new and uncertain existence, and many perceived the deceased to continue to exercise agency among the living. Even for those more skeptical of an afterl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Daniel-Hughes, Carly, 1974- (Autor, Editor ), Tappenden, Frederick S. (Autor, Editor ), Rice, Bradley N (Autor, Editor )
Autor Corporativo: Coming Back to Life: Performance, Memory, and Cognition in the Ancient Mediterranean (Conference)
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montréal, QC : McGill University Library and Archives, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The lines between death and life were neither fixed nor finite to the peoples of the ancient Mediterranean. For most, death was a passageway into a new and uncertain existence, and many perceived the deceased to continue to exercise agency among the living. Even for those more skeptical of an afterlife, notions of.
Notas:Papers based on the conference Coming Back to Life: Performance, Memory, and Cognition in the Ancient Mediterranean, held at McGill University and Concordia University, from May 8 to 11, 2014.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781770962224
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