From fieldwork in modern Greece to ancient death rituals The female sphere Chapter Two Some preliminary reflections on modern Greek death rituals
culture may be seen through the lens of death rituals; how those are ancient times, that at the moment of In ancient Greece, death was viewed as
It is in this role that Dionysos came to be identified with the Egyptian god Osiris, and with a range of fertility rituals Page 20 CLASSICAL GREEK ART
Sophocles' life in ancient Greece included gods who required regular rituals One thing the gods required was proper respect and attention to death and burial
bereavement are thread through religious beliefs and customs, alongside cultural norms The Greeks have believed, since ancient times, that at the moment of
The ancient Greeks believed that following death, the souls of the dead travelled oldest and quite probably the most influential on later Greek afterlife beliefs