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Underworld - Imagining the Afterlife in Ancient South Italian Vase Painting (Hardcover)
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Underworld - Imagining the Afterlife in Ancient South Italian Vase Painting (Hardcover)
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What happens to us when we die? What might the afterlife look like?
For the ancient Greeks, the dead lived on, overseen by Hades in the
Underworld. We read of famous sinners, such as Sisyphus, forever
rolling his rock, and the fierce guard dog Kerberos, who was
captured by Herakles. For mere mortals, ritual and religion offered
possibilities for ensuring a happy existence in the beyond, and
some of the richest evidence for beliefs about death comes from
southern Italy, where the local Italic peoples engaged with Greek
beliefs. Monumental funerary vases that accompanied the deceased
were decorated with consolatory scenes from myth, and around forty
preserve elaborate depictions of Hades's domain. For the first time
in over four decades, these compelling vase paintings are brought
together in one volume, with detailed commentaries and ample
illustrations. The catalogue is accompanied by a series of essays
by leading experts in the field, which provides a framework for
understanding these intriguing scenes and their contexts. Topics
include attitudes toward the afterlife in Greek ritual and myth,
inscriptions on leaves of gold that provided guidance for the
deceased; funerary practices and religious beliefs in Apulia, and
the importance accorded to Orpheus and Dionysos. Drawing from a
variety of textual and archaeological sources, this volume is an
essential source for anyone interested in religion and belief in
the ancient Mediterranean.
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