14.1 Death and Favoritism: An Exploration of Death through Religious Artworks
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Student Poster
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When:
8:30 AM, Friday 8 Nov 2019
(1 hour 50 minutes)
Where:
Grand Ballroom A/B
Tags:
DiversityHonors PedagogyArts & Humanities
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This research investigates how ancient Mediterranean civilizations characterize death and what artistic elements contributed to such characterizations. Previous scholarly works identify death's significance in ancient Mediterranean funeral customs but fail to address their perception of death and the causes of that perception, thus limiting the understanding of their lifestyle.