{"product_id":"9780742507562-the-ritual-lament-in-greek-tradition","title":"The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 1974, this is a generic and diachronic study of learned and popular lament and its socio-cultural contexts throughout Greek tradition, and a variety of sources are integrated to offer a comprehensive synthesis. This edition includes an updated bibliography.\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Alexiou's \u003ci\u003eThe Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1974, has long since been established as a classic in several fields. This is the only generic and diachronic study of learned and popular lament and its socio-cultural contexts throughout Greek tradition in which a great diversity of sources are integrated to offer a comprehensive and penetrating synthesis. Its interdisciplinary orientation and broad scope have rendered \u003ci\u003eThe Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e an indispensable reference work for classicists, byzantinists, neohellenists, folklorists, and anthropologists. Now a second edition, revised by Dimitrios Yatromanolakis and Panagiotis Roilos, has been made available. This new edition also includes a valuable up-to-date bibliography on ritual lament and death in Greek culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56537746342262,"sku":"9780742507562","price":125.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28278933.jpg?v=1761635251","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780742507562-the-ritual-lament-in-greek-tradition","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}