Burial customs, the afterlife and the pollution of death in ancient Greece
Funerary practices in ancient Greece were influenced by contemporary views on the afterlife and by concepts of pollution, but also by a desire to limit costs and a need to prevent the process of burial from causing inconvenience to the community or providing an opportunity for exploitation by those...
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Main Authors: | Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of the Free State
2005-06-01
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Series: | Acta Theologica |
Online Access: | https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2076 |
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