Tragedy, Ritual and Money in Ancient Greece: Selected Essays

by Richard Seaford

Book Overview

Richard Seaford is one of the most original and provocative classicists of his age. This volume brings together a wide range of papers written with a single focus. Several are pioneering explorations of the tragic evocation and representation of rites of passage: mystic initiation, the wedding, and death ritual. Two papers focus on the shaping power of mystic initiation in two famous passages in the New Testament. The other key factor in the historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316622894
• ISBN13: 9781316622896
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 498 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"