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Spirits of the dead : Roman funerary commemoration in Western Europe
- Title
- Spirits of the dead : Roman funerary commemoration in Western Europe / Maureen Carroll.
- Author
- Carroll, Maureen.
- Publication
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | DG103 .C37 2006 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xx, 331 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Spirits of the Dead examines the importance attached to preserving the memory of the dead in the Roman world, and explores the ways in which funerary inscriptions can be used to reconstruct Roman lives, however fragmentarily and imperfectly. It is the only study to examine epigraphic, historical, and archaeological evidence in order to gain insight into the way Romans used funerary texts to establish a dialogue with their own society. Maureen Carroll brings together a large body of material from many geographical areas, shedding light on provincial and regional variation in funerary commemoration and even on the differences between funerary traditions of neighbouring towns." "Readership: archaeologists, ancient historians, classicists."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Oxford studies in ancient documents
- Uniform Title
- Oxford studies in ancient documents.
- Subject
- Sepulchral monuments > Rome
- Epitaphs > Rome
- Funeral rites and ceremonies > Rome
- Classical antiquities
- Epitaphs
- Funeral rites and ceremonies
- Manners and customs
- Sepulchral monuments
- Social conditions
- Grafmonumenten
- Romeinse oudheid
- Latijn
- Begravningsseder > Romerska riket
- Epitafier > Romerska riket
- Gravreliefer > Romerska riket
- Europe, Western > Antiquities, Roman
- Rome > Social life and customs
- Rome > Social conditions
- Western Europe
- Rome (Empire)
- West-Europa
- Genre/Form
- Inscripties (vorm)
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-321) and index.
- Contents
- Memory and commemoration -- Anonymity, violation, and memory loss -- Selecting a monument -- Conveying a message --Causes of death -- Family and household -- Mapping population movement -- Social mobility and social change -- Death on earth, life in heaven.
- ISBN
- 0199291071
- 9780199291076
- LCCN
- 2006019813
- 9780199291076
- OCLC
- ocm70131152
- 70131152
- SCSB-1413509
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library