Death-ritual And Social Structure In Classical Antiquity

by Ian Morris

2020-12-29 09:49:56

The chief purpose of this book is to show how burials may be used as a uniquely informative source for Greek and Roman social history. Burials permit a far wider range of inference and insight than the literary texts produced by and for a narrow soci... Read more
The chief purpose of this book is to show how burials may be used as a uniquely informative source for Greek and Roman social history. Burials permit a far wider range of inference and insight than the literary texts produced by and for a narrow social elite, and by studying them in depth Dr. Morris is able to offer new interpretations of social change in Graeco-Roman antiquity. The major interdisciplinary importance of the book lies in its attempt to break down barriers between archaeologists and historians of different societies and cultures. Less

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File size8.9 X 5.98 X 0.71 in
Print pages288
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date October 22, 1992
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521376112
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Ian Morris is Professor of Classics and History, Stanford University.Walter Scheidel is Professor of Classics, Stanford University....

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