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Burials with brick and the orthodoxy

Révész, Éva (2011) Burials with brick and the orthodoxy. Acta Antiqua, 51 (2). pp. 115-161. ISSN 0044-5975

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Abstract

This paper examines the possibility of a correlation between orthodoxy and brick burials, also investigating burials with brick and stone. Among the peoples inhabiting the Carpathian Basin the custom of brick burials had no direct antecedent. Based on our research brick burials seem to have been taken over from the Balkan, while concerning burials with stone the former Upper Hungary played an important role as well. The tradition can be traced back to an antique custom, persistent in orthodoxy, with the purpose of preserving the ephemeral and perishable body for eternity and assuring the deceased’s peace.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PA Classical philology / klasszika-filológia
Depositing User: xKatalin xBarta
Date Deposited: 22 Dec 2016 09:13
Last Modified: 22 Dec 2016 09:13
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/43765

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