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Product Identifiers
PublisherBrill
ISBN-109004372660
ISBN-139789004372665
eBay Product ID (ePID)4038644777
Product Key Features
Number of PagesXviii, 402 Pages
Publication NameRound Trip to Hades in the Eastern Mediterranean Tradition : Visits to the Underworld from Antiquity to Byzantium
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2018
SubjectAncient / Greece, Ancient, Folklore & Mythology, Europe / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorIngela Nilsson
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science, History
SeriesCultural Interactions in the Mediterranean Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight27.7 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2018-033025
Reviews"The collection can serve as an introduction, particularly to Classicists unfamiliar with the rich Byzantine traditions, as a brief tour of hell, a journey there and back again in the tradition of the katabasis narratives themselves, while for specialists some of the close studies yield intriguing insights into these complex materials."Radcliffe G. Edmonds III in BMCR 2019.08.04
Series Volume Number2
IllustratedYes
SynopsisRound Trip to Hades in the Eastern Mediterranean Tradition explores how the theme of visiting the Underworld and returning alive has been treated, transmitted and transformed in the ancient Greek and Byzantine traditions. The journey was usually a descent ( katabasis ) into a dark and dull place, where forgetfulness and punishment reigned, but since 'everyone' was there, it was also a place that offered opportunities to meet people and socialize. Famous Classical round trips to Hades include those undertaken by Odysseus and Aeneas, but this pagan topic also caught the interest of Christian writers. The contributions of the present volume allow the reader to follow the passage from pagan to Christian representations of Hades-a passage that may seem surprisingly effortless., Round Trip to Hades in the Eastern Mediterranean Tradition explores the theme of visits to the underworld in the ancient Greek and Byzantine traditions from a broad perspective including written sources, iconography and archaeology.
LC Classification NumberBL545.R68 2018
