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The Death Rituals of Rural Greece.

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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Danforth, Loring M (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Tsiaras, Alexander
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1982.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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