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Loring Danforth:
The Death Rituals of Rural Greece - new book

ISBN: 9780691000275

ID: 978069100027

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. Loring Danforth, Books, Social and Cultural Studies, The Death Rituals of Rural Greece Books>Social and Cultural Studies, Princeton University Press

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Loring M. Danforth; Alexander Tsiaras:
The Death Rituals of Rural Greece - used book

ISBN: 0691000271

ID: 4665620

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. anthropology,death,europe,greece,history,humanities,politics and social sciences,science and math,social science,social sciences Humanities, Princeton University Press

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Danforth, Loring M. / Tsiaras, Alexander:
The Death Rituals of Rural Greece - used book

ISBN: 9780691000275

ID: 2543144

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. The Death Rituals of Rural Greece Danforth, Loring M. / Tsiaras, Alexander, Princeton University Press

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Danforth, Loring M.; Tsiaras, Alexander:
The Death Rituals of Rural Greece - Paperback

1982, ISBN: 9780691000275

ID: 10614914551

Soft Cover, 7 1/2" x 9", Gebraucht, guter Zustand, GREECE SOCIAL LIFE CUSTOMS SCIENCE FUNERAL 9780691000275, Text clean & bright; binding tight; minor wear to covers; store sticker on back cover. 169 pages; 31 b&w plates., Princeton, NJ, [PU: Princeton University Press]

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Danforth, Loring M.; Tsiaras, Alexander:
The Death Rituals of Rural Greece - Paperback

1982, ISBN: 0691000271

ID: 20552625127

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