The Death Rituals of Rural Greece

by Loring M. Danforth and Alexander Tsiaras

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691000271
• ISBN13: 9780691000275
• Release Date: December 1982
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.5"