Mothers in mourning : with the essay of amnesty and its opposite / Nicole Loraux ; translated from the French by Corinne Pache

This study examines the gendered politics of Classical Athens, focusing on the institutional suppression of ritualised mourning by women. It explores how female grief was excluded from the civic arena and instead expressed through Athenian theatre and myth.

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vernon_accession 3059
vernon_id 6879
vernon_slug mothers-in-mourning-with-the-essay-of-amnesty-and-its-opposite-nicole-loraux-translated-from-the-french-by-corinne-pache
vernon_authors Nicole Loraux, Corinne Pache
vernon_tags Group identity, Social psychology, Psychology, Religion, History, Literature, Philology, Civilisation, Manners and customs, Death, Life, Ritual, Worship, Vertebrates, Chordata, Animals, Greece -- History, Rites and ceremonies, Ritualism, Women, Human beings, Hominids, Primates, Mammals, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Mimesis in art, Grief, Bereavement, Mourning, Theatres, Arts facilities, Civic centres, Greece -- Social life and customs, Mourning customs, Mothers, Laments
vernon_production_date 1998
vernon_brief_description This volume includes translations of the book "Les meres en deuil" and the essay "De l'amnistie et de son contraire." It investigates the Athenian state's interdiction of ritualized mourning by women, in a city where public mourning constituted a vital act of civic self-definition and solidarity.
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vernon_isbn_issn 0801430909
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