Dining & Death: interdisciplinary perspectives on the 'Funerary Banquet' in ancient art, burial and belief
The conference brought together scholars from multiple disciplines (Classical Archaeology, Sinology, Egyptology, Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology) in order to explore the varied forms and meanings of banqueting imagery in tomb paintings and sculptures, with a particular focus on the relationship bet...
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| description | The conference brought together scholars from multiple disciplines (Classical Archaeology, Sinology, Egyptology, Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology) in order to explore the varied forms and meanings of banqueting imagery in tomb paintings and sculptures, with a particular focus on the relationship between the images and beliefs about death. The ultimate aims were to compare forms and meanings of the images, as well as approaches and interpretations prevailing in the different disciplines represented. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:102dd3b5-8f68-45d2-8a98-abf426536d2f2022-03-26T09:55:06ZDining & Death: interdisciplinary perspectives on the 'Funerary Banquet' in ancient art, burial and beliefConference itemhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794uuid:102dd3b5-8f68-45d2-8a98-abf426536d2fGreek artChinese archaeologywall paintingsGraeco-Persian artGreco-Persian artFunerary BanquetEgyptologyPerso-Anatolian artinterpretationAsia MinorNear Eastern archaeologyWestern Anatolian artTotenmahlRoman artEtruscan artHellenistic artRoman archaeologySyro-Hittite arttombstonesherosart historyfeasting at the gravemeal of the deadheroisationeschatologyNeo-Hittite artEtruriagrave cultheroicafterlifedeathClassical archaeologyOxford University Research Archive - ValetOxford Classics, Archaeology and Somerville College2010Oxford Classics, Archaeology and Somerville CollegeThe conference brought together scholars from multiple disciplines (Classical Archaeology, Sinology, Egyptology, Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology) in order to explore the varied forms and meanings of banqueting imagery in tomb paintings and sculptures, with a particular focus on the relationship between the images and beliefs about death. The ultimate aims were to compare forms and meanings of the images, as well as approaches and interpretations prevailing in the different disciplines represented. |
| spellingShingle | Greek art Chinese archaeology wall paintings Graeco-Persian art Greco-Persian art Funerary Banquet Egyptology Perso-Anatolian art interpretation Asia Minor Near Eastern archaeology Western Anatolian art Totenmahl Roman art Etruscan art Hellenistic art Roman archaeology Syro-Hittite art tombstones heros art history feasting at the grave meal of the dead heroisation eschatology Neo-Hittite art Etruria grave cult heroic afterlife death Classical archaeology Dining & Death: interdisciplinary perspectives on the 'Funerary Banquet' in ancient art, burial and belief |
| title | Dining & Death: interdisciplinary perspectives on the 'Funerary Banquet' in ancient art, burial and belief |
| title_full | Dining & Death: interdisciplinary perspectives on the 'Funerary Banquet' in ancient art, burial and belief |
| title_fullStr | Dining & Death: interdisciplinary perspectives on the 'Funerary Banquet' in ancient art, burial and belief |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dining & Death: interdisciplinary perspectives on the 'Funerary Banquet' in ancient art, burial and belief |
| title_short | Dining & Death: interdisciplinary perspectives on the 'Funerary Banquet' in ancient art, burial and belief |
| title_sort | dining amp death interdisciplinary perspectives on the funerary banquet in ancient art burial and belief |
| topic | Greek art Chinese archaeology wall paintings Graeco-Persian art Greco-Persian art Funerary Banquet Egyptology Perso-Anatolian art interpretation Asia Minor Near Eastern archaeology Western Anatolian art Totenmahl Roman art Etruscan art Hellenistic art Roman archaeology Syro-Hittite art tombstones heros art history feasting at the grave meal of the dead heroisation eschatology Neo-Hittite art Etruria grave cult heroic afterlife death Classical archaeology |