Death-Ritual and Social Structure in Classical Antiquity
Ian Morris
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.
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Year:
1992
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Language:
english
Pages:
284
ISBN 10:
0521376114
ISBN 13:
9780521376112
Series:
Key Themes in Ancient History
File:
DJVU, 1.53 MB
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english, 1992