Restless dead : encounters between the living and the dead in ancient Greece /

• Main Author: Johnston, Sarah Iles, 1957- (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1999.
• Subjects: Ghosts > Greece > History.; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Supernatural.; RELIGION > Antiquities & Archaeology.; Ghosts.; Religion.; Dodenrijk.; Beeldvorming.; Sociale aspecten.; Riten.; Griekse oudheid.; Greece > Religion.; Greece.; Electronic books.; History.

Ancient Greek ideas about the dead evolved in response to changing social and cultural conditions - most notably changes associated with the development of the polis, such as funerary legislation, and changes due to increased contacts with cultures of the ancient Near East. Johnston presents and int...