| The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition Contributor(s): Alexiou, Margaret (Author), Yatromanolakis, Dimitrios (Editor), Roilos, Panagiotis (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0742507564 ISBN-13: 9780742507562 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $142.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Death & Dying - Drama | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 393.9 |
| LCCN: 72097879 |
| Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches |
| Physical Information: 320 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Margaret Alexiou's The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition, first published in 1974, has long since been established as a classic in several fields. This is the only generic and diachronic study of learned and popular lament and its socio-cultural contexts throughout Greek tradition in which a great diversity of sources are integrated to offer a comprehensive and penetrating synthesis. Its interdisciplinary orientation and broad scope have rendered The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition an indispensable reference work for classicists, byzantinists, neohellenists, folklorists, and anthropologists. Now a second edition, revised by Dimitrios Yatromanolakis and Panagiotis Roilos, has been made available. This new edition also includes a valuable up-to-date bibliography on ritual lament and death in Greek culture. |