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9780415040556

From Autothanasia to Suicide: Self-killing in Classical Antiquity

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415040556

  • ISBN10:

    0415040558

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1990-12-27
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

Self-killing was as prevalent in the Graeco-Roman world as it is today, but its sociological profile, its motives and methods of execution were vastly different.From Autothanasia to Suicidedraws on over 1,000 case studies to explore the motivations for suicide, methods of self-killing, and relates them to ancient popular morality as they are represented in various media. Van Hooff debunks popular misconceptions about ancient attitudes toward life and death, and shows how the Christian abhorrence of suicide differs significantly from the classical notion of autothanasia.

Table of Contents

Prologuep. xi
Less Than an Animal, Mightier Than a Godp. xii
Phenomena of Self-Killingp. 1
Casus Moriendip. 3
Modi Moriendip. 40
Causae Moriendip. 79
Experience of Self-Killingp. 133
Suicide in Words and Textsp. 135
Experts, Law-Givers and Artistsp. 157
Reflections on Self-Killingp. 179
Philosophers and Theologiansp. 181
p. 198
p. 233
p. 243
Notesp. 251
Bibliographyp. 283
Indexp. 289
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