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Living Through the Dead
Roger Hargreaves
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Description for Living Through the Dead
Paperback. Editor(s): Carroll, Maureen; Rempel, Jane. Num Pages: 208 pages, 79 b/w illustrations and maps. BIC Classification: HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 556.
This volume investigates the archaeology of death and commemoration through thematically linked case studies drawn from the Classical world. These investigations stress the processes of burial and commemoration as inherently social and designed for an audience, and they explore the meaning and importance attached to preserving memory. While previous investigations of Greek and Roman death and burial have tended to concentrate on period- or regionally-specific sets of data, this volume instead focuses on a series of topical connections that highlight important facets of death and commemoration significant to the larger Classical ... Read more
This volume investigates the archaeology of death and commemoration through thematically linked case studies drawn from the Classical world. These investigations stress the processes of burial and commemoration as inherently social and designed for an audience, and they explore the meaning and importance attached to preserving memory. While previous investigations of Greek and Roman death and burial have tended to concentrate on period- or regionally-specific sets of data, this volume instead focuses on a series of topical connections that highlight important facets of death and commemoration significant to the larger Classical ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
555g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842173763
SKU
V9781842173763
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Reviews for Living Through the Dead
...the papers in this volume are intriguing new takes on the representation of the dead and the role of the living in the long process of burial and commemoration.'
Bryn Mawr Classical Review Bryn Mawr Classical Review Nicely produced, well illustrated; and indexed
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Bryn Mawr Classical Review Bryn Mawr Classical Review Nicely produced, well illustrated; and indexed
Ancient West & East Ancient West & East