Mourning rituals in archaic & classical Greece and pre-Qin China / Xiaoqun Wu.

This pivot compares mourning rituals in Archaic & Classical Greece and Pre-Qin China to illustrate some of the principles and methods used in comparative studies. It focuses on three main aspects of mourning of the dead before burial -- lamentation, mourners' gestures and behaviors, and mou...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author:	Wu, Xiaoqun, 1966- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018] Singapore : Springer, 2018.
Series:	Palgrave pivot.
Subjects:	Mourning customs > Greece. Mourning customs > China. Funeral rites and ceremonies > Greece. Funeral rites and ceremonies > China. Funeral rites and ceremonies. Mourning customs. China. Greece. History.