Mourning Rituals in Archaic & Classical Greece and Pre-Qin China
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, soc…
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- ISBN: 978-981-1306-32-7
- EAN: 9789811306327
- Produktnummer: 27705167
- Verlag: Palgrave Pivot
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 3'022 KB
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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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