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Mourning Rituals in Archaic & Classical Greece and Pre-Qin China

Autor Xiaoqun Wu
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 iul 2019
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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789811344664
ISBN-10: 9811344663
Pagini: 128
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 7 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Ediția:Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Editura: Springer
Colecția Palgrave Pivot
Locul publicării:Singapore, Singapore

Cuprins

Introduction.- Attitudes towards death in Ancient Greece and Ancient China.- Lamentation.- Mourners’ Gestures and Behaviours.- Mourning Apparel.- Conclusions.

Notă biografică

Xiaoqun Wu is Professor of History at Fudan University, China. She teaches on Ancient World History and Western Classical Historiography, and was previously Associate Professor at East China Normal University.


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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.

Caracteristici

Examines the social control function of the ritualized action of mourning in both Eastern and Western cultures Focuses on three aspects of mourning before burial: lamentation, mourners’ gestures and behaviours, and mourning apparel
Highlights the cultural functions and social influence of rituals of two ancient peoples