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Under the cloak of invisibility: the mise-en-scéne of death in the West of the Roman Empire
| Resumo: | The funerary record sets itself up as a privileged stage for (self-)representation, moulded to the image of the deceased and/or the group to which he/she belonged. In view of this, mental codes and social dynamics are expressed in the handling of death. This paper therefore presents some of the gestures ‘hidden’ in the funerary record, as documented in ancient Lusitania. Through the grave goods identified in rural necropolises in the westernmost province of the Empire, we intend to shed light on the intentionality of the gesture, and the details that comprise the mise-en-scéne of death in this territory. |
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| Autores principais: | Rolo, Mónica |
| Assunto: | Antiquity Funerary practices Lusitania Funus Grave assemblages Antiquité Pratiques funéraires Ensembles funéraires |
| Ano: | 2023 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Resumo: | The funerary record sets itself up as a privileged stage for (self-)representation, moulded to the image of the deceased and/or the group to which he/she belonged. In view of this, mental codes and social dynamics are expressed in the handling of death. This paper therefore presents some of the gestures ‘hidden’ in the funerary record, as documented in ancient Lusitania. Through the grave goods identified in rural necropolises in the westernmost province of the Empire, we intend to shed light on the intentionality of the gesture, and the details that comprise the mise-en-scéne of death in this territory. |
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