Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 A Regional Survey of Tomb Cults Chapter 3 EPic and Mythical Heroes' Cults Chapter 4 The Cult of the Dead Chapter 5 An Archaeology of Ancestors Chapter 6 Bibliography Chapter 7 Index
Carla M. Antonaccio is assistant professor of classics at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
The book is a mine of documentation, presented with skill and
knowledge; an extensive bibliography and a brief index complete
this facinating volume.
*Journal Of Indoeuropean Studies*
This is a scholarly work which must be read by anyone teaching
Greek religion, Greek civilization, or Homer, and would also be
enjoyed by the well-iformed lay reader.
*Religious Studies Review*
There is much of value in the present work, especially her
discussions of individual sites. Since Antonaccio is consistently
critical and properly cautious in her analysis of her accumulative
evidence, her eventual sythesis will be sound.
*Ian Begg, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada*
Based on careful examination of archaeological data, this study of
ancient practices is motivated by a desire to understand and
explain the social values and interests that produced the burial
practices. Libraries will want this book, and so will all
interested in Greek archaeology.
*CHOICE*
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