Death-Ritual and Social Structure in Classical Antiquity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521376112)

The chief purpose of this book is to show how burials may be used as a uniquely informative source for Greek and Roman social history. Burials permit a far wider range of inference and insight than the literary texts produced by and for a narrow social elite, and by studying them in depth Dr. Morris is able to offer new interpretations of social change in Graeco-Roman antiquity. The major interdisciplinary importance of the book lies in its attempt to break down barriers between archaeologists and historians of different societies and cultures.

Author: Ian Morris, Morris Ian
ISBN-10: 0521376114
ISBN-13: 9780521376112
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/30/1992
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d