Author: Pau Figueras
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004669051
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Decorated Jewish Ossuaries
Author: Pau Figueras
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004669051
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004669051
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Jesus and the Ossuaries
Author: Craig A. Evans
Publisher: Baylor University Press
ISBN: 0918954886
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Evans concludes his volume with a measured consideration of the historical value of the archaeological data afforded by the several inscriptions.
Publisher: Baylor University Press
ISBN: 0918954886
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Evans concludes his volume with a measured consideration of the historical value of the archaeological data afforded by the several inscriptions.
The Empire of Death
Author: Paul Koudounaris
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0500251789
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From bone fetishism in the ancient world to painted skulls in Austria and Bavaria: an unusual and compelling work of cultural history. It is sometimes said that death is the last taboo, but it was not always so. For centuries, religious establishments constructed decorated ossuaries and charnel houses that stand as masterpieces of art created from human bone. These unique structures have been pushed into the footnotes of history; they were part of a dialogue with death that is now silent. The sites in this specially photographed and brilliantly original study range from the Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Palermo, where the living would visit mummified or skeletal remains and lovingly dress them; to the Paris catacombs; to fantastic bone-encrusted creations in Austria, Cambodia, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Italy, Peru, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and elsewhere. Paul Koudounaris photographed more than seventy sites for this book. He analyzes the role of these remarkable memorials within the cultures that created them, as well as the mythology and folklore that developed around them, and skillfully traces a remarkable human endeavor.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0500251789
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From bone fetishism in the ancient world to painted skulls in Austria and Bavaria: an unusual and compelling work of cultural history. It is sometimes said that death is the last taboo, but it was not always so. For centuries, religious establishments constructed decorated ossuaries and charnel houses that stand as masterpieces of art created from human bone. These unique structures have been pushed into the footnotes of history; they were part of a dialogue with death that is now silent. The sites in this specially photographed and brilliantly original study range from the Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Palermo, where the living would visit mummified or skeletal remains and lovingly dress them; to the Paris catacombs; to fantastic bone-encrusted creations in Austria, Cambodia, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Italy, Peru, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and elsewhere. Paul Koudounaris photographed more than seventy sites for this book. He analyzes the role of these remarkable memorials within the cultures that created them, as well as the mythology and folklore that developed around them, and skillfully traces a remarkable human endeavor.
Ossuaries
Author: Dionne Brand
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
ISBN: 0771017367
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Dionne Brand’s hypnotic, urgent long poem is about the bones of fading cultures and ideas, about the living museums of spectacle where these bones are found. At the centre of Ossuaries is the narrative of Yasmine, a woman living an underground life, fleeing from past actions and regrets, in a perpetual state of movement. She leads a solitary clandestine life, crossing borders actual (Algiers, Cuba, Canada), and timeless. Cold-eyed and cynical, she contemplates the periodic crises of the contemporary world. This is a work of deep engagement, sensuality, and ultimate craft from an essential observer of our time and one of the most accomplished poets writing today.
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
ISBN: 0771017367
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Dionne Brand’s hypnotic, urgent long poem is about the bones of fading cultures and ideas, about the living museums of spectacle where these bones are found. At the centre of Ossuaries is the narrative of Yasmine, a woman living an underground life, fleeing from past actions and regrets, in a perpetual state of movement. She leads a solitary clandestine life, crossing borders actual (Algiers, Cuba, Canada), and timeless. Cold-eyed and cynical, she contemplates the periodic crises of the contemporary world. This is a work of deep engagement, sensuality, and ultimate craft from an essential observer of our time and one of the most accomplished poets writing today.
Ossuaries and Charnel Houses
Author: Greg Roza
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1482414872
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Death and burial practices vary from one culture to the next, and there’s some pretty unusual traditions out there. Have you ever heard of people saving the bones of their ancestors? That’s what happens in ossuaries and charnel houses. You might be wondering why people would do this, and there are several fascinating reasons you need to read to believe. Inside this creepy volume, readers will find amazing photographs of charnel houses and ossuaries, including the dark passages of the Paris catacombs and the ornately decorated Sedlec Ossuary. Photographs are paired with engaging passages, sidebars, and fact facts that explain ancient, and not so ancient, death traditions.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1482414872
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Death and burial practices vary from one culture to the next, and there’s some pretty unusual traditions out there. Have you ever heard of people saving the bones of their ancestors? That’s what happens in ossuaries and charnel houses. You might be wondering why people would do this, and there are several fascinating reasons you need to read to believe. Inside this creepy volume, readers will find amazing photographs of charnel houses and ossuaries, including the dark passages of the Paris catacombs and the ornately decorated Sedlec Ossuary. Photographs are paired with engaging passages, sidebars, and fact facts that explain ancient, and not so ancient, death traditions.
The Indian Neck Ossuary
Author: Francis P. McManamon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cape Cod National Seashore (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cape Cod National Seashore (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Feast of the Dead
Author: Dennis C. Curry
Publisher: Archeological Society of Maryland Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher: Archeological Society of Maryland Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A Catalogue of Jewish Ossuaries
Jewish Funerary Customs, Practices And Rites In The Second Temple Period
Author: Rāḥēl Ḥak̲lîlî
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004123733
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
This publication outlines the material preserved in the ancient Jewish cemeteries in the Land of Israel and provides a comprehensive and instructive study of Jewish funerary customs, practices, and rituals relating to death, burial and mourning, as well as addressing the meaning of Jewish funerary art and tradition.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004123733
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
This publication outlines the material preserved in the ancient Jewish cemeteries in the Land of Israel and provides a comprehensive and instructive study of Jewish funerary customs, practices, and rituals relating to death, burial and mourning, as well as addressing the meaning of Jewish funerary art and tradition.
Ancient Jewish Art and Archaeology in the Land of Israel
Author: Rāḥēl Ḥak̲lîlî
Publisher: Brill Archive
ISBN: 9789004081154
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Publisher: Brill Archive
ISBN: 9789004081154
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description