The sacred body : materializing the divine through human remains in antiquity /

"The human body serves as a symbolic bridge between communities of the living and the divine. This is clearly evident in mythological stories that recount the creation of humans by deities within ancient and contemporaneous societies across a very broad geographical environment. In certain circ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Laneri, Nicola (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Philadelphia : Oxbow Books, 2021.
Colección:Material religion in antiquity ; v. 1.
Temas:
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient.
Human remains (Archaeology)
Human body > Religious aspects.
Human body > Symbolic aspects.
Death > Religious aspects.
Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies > Histoire > Jusqu'à 500.
Restes humains (Archéologie)
Corps humain > Aspect religieux.
Corps humain > Aspect symbolique.
Mort > Aspect religieux.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
Death > Religious aspects
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient
Human body > Religious aspects
Human body > Symbolic aspects
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