The Death Rituals of Rural Greece.

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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 laments, the distribution of food, the daily visits to the graves, and especially the rite of exhumation. These rituals help Greek villagers face...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Danforth, Loring M (Author)
Other Authors: Tsiaras, Alexander
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1982.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Greece.
Death > Social aspects > Greece.
Laments > Greece > History and criticism.
Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies > Grèce.
Mort > Aspect social > Grèce.
Lamentations > Grèce > Histoire et critique.
Rural conditions
Manners and customs
Laments
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Death > Social aspects
Brauch
Landbevölkerung
Ländlicher Raum
Tod
Dodenbezorging.
Platteland.
Klaagliederen.
Death > Social aspects > Greece, Modern.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Greece, Modern.
Mourning customs > Greece, Modern.
Greece > Rural conditions.
Greece > Social life and customs.
Grèce > Mœurs et coutumes.
Greece
Griechenland
Death > Social aspects > Greece
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Greece
Greece > Rural conditions
Greece > Social life and customs
Laments > History and criticism > Greece
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction: The Self and the Other
  • Chapter 1: Death in Potamia
  • Chapter 2: The Anthropology of Death
  • Chapter 3: Death as Passage
  • Chapter 4: Metaphors of Mediation in Greek Funeral Laments
  • Chapter 5: Wounds that Never Heal
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Photographs

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