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Mario Erasmo

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Description:Personal, yet universal, inevitable & unknowable, death has been a dominant theme universally. Remarkably, across the span of millennia & despite the myriad of cultural profusions since antiquity, we can recognize in the customs of ancient Greece & Rome ceremonies & rituals that have lasting resonance in both East & West. For example, preparing the corpse of the deceased, holding a memorial service, the practice of cremation & of burial in "resting places" are all processes originating from ancient practices. Such rites--described by Cicero, Herodotus etc--have defined traditional modern funerals. Yet of late there has been a shift away from classical ritual & somber memorialization as the dead are transformed into spectacles. Impromptu roadside shrines, virtual memorials, the embalmment of the deceased in the attitude of daily activity & even firework displays have come to the fore as new modes of marking, even celebrating, bereavement. What's causing this change? How do urbanization, economics & the rise of individualism play a part? Erasmo creatively explicates & explores the nexus between classical & contemporary approaches to death & interment. From theme funerals in St Louis to Etruscan sarcophagi, he offers an insightful discussion of the end of life across the ages.AcknowledgmentsForewordPreface>Funerals Funeral paradigms Death on the peripheryStaging the dead Viewing the dead Likening the dead Animating the dead>Disposal Cremation Staging cremations Containing the dead Burials & secondary disposal >Location & commemorationThe dead on the periphery The ancient dead on the peripheryGates of the living & the deadLegacy of Roman tombsNeoclassicism >Cult of the dead (Self-)identifying the deadMoving memorials Visiting the dead Drinking & eating with the dead Touring the deadEpilogueSome Suggestions for Further ReadingNotesPicture CreditsIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Death: Antiquity and Its Legacy (Ancients & Moderns). To get started finding Death: Antiquity and Its Legacy (Ancients & Moderns), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Personal, yet universal, inevitable & unknowable, death has been a dominant theme universally. Remarkably, across the span of millennia & despite the myriad of cultural profusions since antiquity, we can recognize in the customs of ancient Greece & Rome ceremonies & rituals that have lasting resonance in both East & West. For example, preparing the corpse of the deceased, holding a memorial service, the practice of cremation & of burial in "resting places" are all processes originating from ancient practices. Such rites--described by Cicero, Herodotus etc--have defined traditional modern funerals. Yet of late there has been a shift away from classical ritual & somber memorialization as the dead are transformed into spectacles. Impromptu roadside shrines, virtual memorials, the embalmment of the deceased in the attitude of daily activity & even firework displays have come to the fore as new modes of marking, even celebrating, bereavement. What's causing this change? How do urbanization, economics & the rise of individualism play a part? Erasmo creatively explicates & explores the nexus between classical & contemporary approaches to death & interment. From theme funerals in St Louis to Etruscan sarcophagi, he offers an insightful discussion of the end of life across the ages.AcknowledgmentsForewordPreface>Funerals Funeral paradigms Death on the peripheryStaging the dead Viewing the dead Likening the dead Animating the dead>Disposal Cremation Staging cremations Containing the dead Burials & secondary disposal >Location & commemorationThe dead on the periphery The ancient dead on the peripheryGates of the living & the deadLegacy of Roman tombsNeoclassicism >Cult of the dead (Self-)identifying the deadMoving memorials Visiting the dead Drinking & eating with the dead Touring the deadEpilogueSome Suggestions for Further ReadingNotesPicture CreditsIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Death: Antiquity and Its Legacy (Ancients & Moderns). To get started finding Death: Antiquity and Its Legacy (Ancients & Moderns), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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