The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Drama, Greek & Roman, Fiction & Literature
| Author: | Margaret Alexiou | ISBN: | 9781461645481 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Publication: | April 3, 2002 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Margaret Alexiou |
| ISBN: | 9781461645481 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publication: | April 3, 2002 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Language: | English |
Margaret Alexiou's The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition, first published in 1974, has long since been established as a classic in several fields. This is the only generic and diachronic study of learned and popular lament and its socio-cultural contexts throughout Greek tradition in which a great diversity of sources are integrated to offer a comprehensive and penetrating synthesis. Its interdisciplinary orientation and broad scope have rendered The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition an indispensable reference work for classicists, byzantinists, neohellenists, folklorists, and anthropologists. Now a second edition, revised by Dimitrios Yatromanolakis and Panagiotis Roilos, has been made available. This new edition also includes a valuable up-to-date bibliography on ritual lament and death in Greek culture.
Margaret Alexiou's The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition, first published in 1974, has long since been established as a classic in several fields. This is the only generic and diachronic study of learned and popular lament and its socio-cultural contexts throughout Greek tradition in which a great diversity of sources are integrated to offer a comprehensive and penetrating synthesis. Its interdisciplinary orientation and broad scope have rendered The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition an indispensable reference work for classicists, byzantinists, neohellenists, folklorists, and anthropologists. Now a second edition, revised by Dimitrios Yatromanolakis and Panagiotis Roilos, has been made available. This new edition also includes a valuable up-to-date bibliography on ritual lament and death in Greek culture.
