Mourning Rituals in Archaic & Classical Greece and Pre-Qin China
This pivot compares mourning rituals in Archaic & Classical Greece and Pre-Qin China to illustrate some of the principles and methods used in comparative studies. It focuses on three main aspects of mourning of the dead before burial - lamentation, mourners’ gestures and behaviors, and mourning...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Singapore
Palgrave Pivot
2018
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| Dans: | Année: 2018 |
| Collection/Revue: | SpringerLink Bücher
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Grèce antique (Antiquité)
/ Rituel funéraire
/ China
/ Histoire 500 avant J.-C.-200 avant J.-C.
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Sciences des religions |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Religion
History
B Religious Studies B Religion B Ethnology |
| Accès en ligne: |
Accès probablement gratuit Volltext (Maison d'édition) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | This pivot compares mourning rituals in Archaic & Classical Greece and Pre-Qin China to illustrate some of the principles and methods used in comparative studies. It focuses on three main aspects of mourning of the dead before burial - lamentation, mourners’ gestures and behaviors, and mourning apparel-to demonstrate the cultural function, purpose, and social influence of mourning. A key comparative study of rituals at the heart of both Western and Chinese culture, this text highlights the cultural function and social influence of rituals of two ancient peoples and will be of interest to all scholars of comparative religion, sociology and anthropology Introduction -- Attitudes towards death in Ancient Greece and Ancient China -- Lamentation -- Mourners’ Gestures and Behaviours -- Mourning Apparel -- Conclusions |
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| Description matérielle: | Online-Ressource (XVII, 106 p. 10 illus, online resource) |
| ISBN: | 981130632X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-0632-7 |