From Autothanasia to Suicide - Self-killing in Classical Antiquity (Hardcover)

Autothanasia and suicide; is there a moral difference? Self-killing was as frequent in the Greco-Roman world as it is now, but its sociological profile, its motives and methods were at considerable variance. This study covers the facts, attitudes and reflections of philosophers and theologians concerning self-killing. Using almost 1000 case studies, Van Hooff investigates suicides caused by love, insanity, guilt - even the use of suicide as a deliberate pollution of an enemy's house. Methods of suicide are discussed and ancient popular morality is analyzed as it appears in the various media: in drama, light verse, law, burial customs, pictures and even jokes. Van Hooff traces the development of the concept of self-murder in philosophical and religious thinking, and uncovers the roots of the Christian abhorrence of suicide.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1990
First published:	1990
Authors:	Anton J.L.Van Hooff
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-04055-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	0-415-04055-8
Barcode:	9780415040556

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