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