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The Death Rituals of Rural Greece
Taschenbuch von Loring M. Danforth (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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This compelling text and dramatic photographic essay convey the emotional power of the death rituals of a small Greek village--the funeral, the singing of laments, the distribution of food, the daily visits to the graves, and especially the rite of exhumation. These rituals help Greek villagers face the universal paradox of mourning: how can the living sustain relationships with the dead and at the same time bring them to an end, in order to continue to live meaningfully as members of a community? That is the villagers' dilemma, and our own. Thirty-one moving photographs (reproduced in duotone to do justice to their great beauty) combine with vivid descriptions of the bereaved women of "Potamia" and with the words of the funeral laments to allow the reader an unusual emotional identification with the people of rural Greece as they struggle to integrate the experience of death into their daily lives.

Loring M. Danforth's sensitive use of symbolic and structural analysis complements his discussion of the social context in which these rituals occur. He explores important themes in rural Greek life, such as the position of women, patterns of reciprocity and obligation, and the nature of social relations within the family.
This compelling text and dramatic photographic essay convey the emotional power of the death rituals of a small Greek village--the funeral, the singing of laments, the distribution of food, the daily visits to the graves, and especially the rite of exhumation. These rituals help Greek villagers face the universal paradox of mourning: how can the living sustain relationships with the dead and at the same time bring them to an end, in order to continue to live meaningfully as members of a community? That is the villagers' dilemma, and our own. Thirty-one moving photographs (reproduced in duotone to do justice to their great beauty) combine with vivid descriptions of the bereaved women of "Potamia" and with the words of the funeral laments to allow the reader an unusual emotional identification with the people of rural Greece as they struggle to integrate the experience of death into their daily lives.

Loring M. Danforth's sensitive use of symbolic and structural analysis complements his discussion of the social context in which these rituals occur. He explores important themes in rural Greek life, such as the position of women, patterns of reciprocity and obligation, and the nature of social relations within the family.
Über den Autor
Loring M. Danforth & Alexander Tsiaras
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1982
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780691000275
ISBN-10: 0691000271
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Danforth, Loring M.
Tsiaras, Alexander
Kamera: Tsiaras, Alexander
Illustrator: Tsiaras, Alexander
Hersteller: Princeton University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 246 x 189 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Loring M. Danforth (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.12.1982
Gewicht: 0,48 kg
Artikel-ID: 107494719
Über den Autor
Loring M. Danforth & Alexander Tsiaras
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1982
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780691000275
ISBN-10: 0691000271
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Danforth, Loring M.
Tsiaras, Alexander
Kamera: Tsiaras, Alexander
Illustrator: Tsiaras, Alexander
Hersteller: Princeton University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 246 x 189 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Loring M. Danforth (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.12.1982
Gewicht: 0,48 kg
Artikel-ID: 107494719
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