BIBFRAME Work

Title

The Roman mourner

Type

  • Monograph
  • Text

Contribution

Subject

  • Death--Social aspects--Rome (LCSH)
  • Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient--Rome--History (LCSH)
  • Weepers (Mourners)--Rome (LCSH)
  • Mourning customs--Rome--History (LCSH)
  • Human body--Religious aspects--Rome (LCSH)
  • Bereavement--Social aspects--Rome (LCSH)
  • Emotions--Religious aspects--Rome (LCSH)
  • Women and death--Rome--History (LCSH)
  • Rome--Religious life and customs (LCSH)

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Content

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Summary

"To date, mourning has not featured prominently in studies of Roman death and this book redresses that fact by presenting a comprehensive analysis of who mourners were and what mourners did, as well as addressing the social, cultural and ritual significance of mourning. It brings together varied evidence, ranging from literature and art to epigraphy, which helps to illustrate the ritual of mourning. Valerie M. Hope address fundamental questions about how mourning was expressed, displayed and performed, and in turn what mourning can reveal about Roman society"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Defining and Exploring Mourning -- Regulating the Mourner -- Identifying the Mourner -- Body: Posture, Gait and Position -- Body: Neglect, Bruises and Blood -- Hair: Loose, Long and Dishevelled -- Clothes: Coverings and Colours -- Face: Countenance and Tears -- Voice: Silence to Song -- A Roman Way of Mourning?

Authorized Access Point

Hope, Valerie M., 1968-. The Roman mourner

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Admin Metadata

  • Date: 2026-09-11T20:12:38.791731+00:00
  • Agent: cbc
  • Status: c
  • Derived from: 24050380

Admin Metadata

  • Date: 2026-09-11
  • Cataloger id: Unknown
  • Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
  • Description language: eng
  • Description authentication: pcc

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