Fallen Soldiers and the Gods: Religious Considerations in the Retrieval and Burial of the War Dead in Classical Greece
The retrieval and subsequent burial of the war dead in classical Greece was considered an important component of any given battle. Scholarship has observed how the retrieval of the war dead in the classical period could determine the outcome of a battle, as well as how the commemoration of the war d...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Equinox Publ.
[2019]
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| In: |
The pomegranate
Year: 2019, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-25 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Greece (Antiquity)
/ Religion
/ War dead
/ Rite of passage
/ Gods
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BE Greco-Roman religions |
| Further subjects: | B
Ancient Religion
B Greek Paganism B Greek Religion B Ancient History B Death B Greek History |
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