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Death embodied
In April 1485, a marble sarcophagus was found on the outskirts of Rome. It contained the remains of a young Roman woman so well-preserved that she appeared to have only just died and the sarcophagus was placed on public view, attracting great crowds. Such a find reminds us of the power of the dead body to evoke in the minds of living people, be they contemporary (survivors or mourners) or distanced from the remains by time, a range of emotions and physical responses, ranging from fascination to fear, and from curiosity to disgust. Archaeological interpretations of burial remains can often suggest that the skeletons which we uncover, and therefore usually associate with past funerary practice...
AngloSaxon(ist) Pasts, PostSaxon Futures
"Over the past several years, Anglo-Saxon studies-alongside the larger field of medieval studies-has undergone a reckoning. Outcries against the misogyny and sexism of prominent figures in the field have quickly turned to issues of racism, prompting Anglo-Saxonists to recognize an institutional, structural whiteness that not only bars the door to people of color but also prohibits scholars from confronting the very idea that race and racism operate within the field's scholarship, scholarly practices, and intellectual history. Anglo-Saxon(ist) Pasts, postSaxon Futures traces the integral role that colonialism and racism play in Anglo-Saxon studies by tracking the development of the "Anglo-Sax...
Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History 14
Volume 14 of the Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History series is dedicated to the archaeology of early medieval death, burial and commemoration. Incorporating studies focusing upon Anglo-Saxon England as well as research encompassing western Britain, Continental Europe and Scandinavia, this volume originated as the proceedings of a two-day conference held at the University of Exeter in February 2004. It comprises of an Introduction that outlines the key debates and new approaches in early medieval mortuary archaeology followed by eighteen innovative research papers offering new interpretations of the material culture, monuments and landscape context of early medieval mortuary practices. Papers contribute to a variety of ongoing debates including the study of ethnicity, religion, ideology and social memory from burial evidence. The volume also contains two cemetery reports of early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries from Cambridgeshire.
Writing the Lives of People and Things, AD 500-1700
Historical biography has a mixed reputation: at its best it can reveal much not only about an individual, but the wider context of their life and society; at worst it can result in a narrowly focused work of hagiography or condemnation. Yet in spite of its sometimes inferior status amongst academics, biography has remained a popular genre, and in recent years has developed into new and intriguing areas. As the essays in this volume reveal, scholars from an array of different disciplines have embraced what biography can offer them, expanding the remit of biography from people to things, tracing the 'life' of their chosen object from creation to use to disposal to rediscovery. The increasing c...
Processions and the Construction of Communities in Antiquity
This volume elucidates how processions, from antiquity to the present, contribute to creating consensus with regards to both political power and communitarian experiences. Many classical sources often only tangentially allude to processions, focusing instead on other ritual moments, such as sacrifice. This book adopts a comparative approach, bringing together historians of antiquity and later periods as well as social anthropologists working on contemporary societies, analysing both ancient and modern examples of how rituals, symbols, actors, and spectators interact in the construction of communities. The different examples explored in this study illustrate the performative capacity of proce...
The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Ritual
The Handbook provides an indispensable account of the ritual world of early Christianity from the beginning of the movement up to the end of the sixth century.
The Ancient Roman Afterlife
In ancient Rome, it was believed some humans were transformed into special, empowered beings after death. These deified dead, known as the manes, watched over and protected their surviving family members, possibly even extending those relatives’ lives. But unlike the Greek hero-cult, the worship of dead emperors, or the Christian saints, the manes were incredibly inclusive—enrolling even those without social clout, such as women and the poor, among Rome's deities. The Roman afterlife promised posthumous power in the world of the living. While the manes have often been glossed over in studies of Roman religion, this book brings their compelling story to the forefront, exploring their myriad forms and how their worship played out in the context of Roman religion’s daily practice. Exploring the place of the manes in Roman society, Charles King delves into Roman beliefs about their powers to sustain life and bring death to individuals or armies, examines the rituals the Romans performed to honor them, and reclaims the vital role the manes played in the ancient Roman afterlife.
Death Embodied
The volume presents a series of case studies that put fleshed bodies back into our discussions of funerary practices, interpreting these activities in relation to the bodies of both deceased and survivors.
La brava terrorista
Perchè una donna come Alice Mellings diventa terrorista? Un romanzo coraggioso e di grande impatto in cui Doris Lessing dispiega le sue straordinarie doti di narratrice per addentrarsi con umanità e intelligenza in una materia delicata e ancora bruciante. Doris Lessing, una delle figure più anomale della letteratura inglese in questo secolo, è nata nel 1919 a Kermanshah in Iran. Fino all'età di trent'anni è vissuta nella Rhodesia del Sud (oggi Zimbabwe), all'interno di una comunità storicamente privilegiata nell'ambito di un mondo coloniale strutturato in piccole comunità chiuse quasi prive di comunicazione reciproca e avvelenato da contrasti e da pregiudizi razziali. L'insofferenza di quell'ambiente di vita l'ha spinta nel 1949 a trasferirsi in Inghilterra, alla ricerca di un mondo e di una cultura meno irrigiditi, tali da consentire al suo talento di scrittrice lo spazio e il respiro che in patria non le sarebbero stati concessi. La sua prima fase creativa si è rivolta soprattutto a filtrare da lontano, a distanza di tempo e di spazio, le esperienze dell'infanzia, dell'adolescenza e della giovinezza in terra africana.
Power Play
When controversial US presidential candidate Dale Victor is killed in a plane explosion along with hundreds of passengers, it appears to be a clear-cut case of terrorism. The suspect has even confessed to the bombing. But as criminal barrister Michael Devlin is about to discover, everything is not as it seems. Assigned to investigate the bombing, intelligence agent Joe Dempsey also quickly suspects there are other forces at work. But who would have wanted Victor out of the way - and would be willing to commit mass murder to do it? As the evidence begins to mount, everything seems to point to the very top of the US government. And now someone is determined to stop Dempsey and Devlin from discovering the truth. At any cost. With countless more lives on the line, Dempsey must find a way to prove who's pulling the strings, and free the White House from the deadly grip that has taken hold of power.
