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Hooff, Anton J. L. van, 1943-

From autothanasia to suicide : self-killing in classical antiquity / Anton J.L. van Hooff. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1990. - 1 online resource (xv, 306 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Translation of: Zelfdoding in de antieke wereld.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-288) and index.

Part Part I PHENOMENA OF SELF-KILLING -- chapter 1 CASUS MORIENDI -- chapter 2 MODI MORIENDI -- chapter 3 CAUSAE MORIENDI -- part Part II EXPERIENCE OF SELF-KILLING -- chapter 4 SUICIDE IN WORDS AND TEXTS -- chapter 5 EXPERTS, LAW-GIVERS AND ARTISTS -- part Part III REFLECTIONS ON SELF-KILLING -- chapter 6 PHILOSOPHERS AND THEOLOGIANS.


Transled from the Dutch.

ISBN: 0203032934 (electronic bk.) 9780203032930 (electronic bk.) 9781134953745 (e-book ; Mobi) 1134953747 9781134953783 (e-book ; ePub) 113495378X 9781134953790 (e-book ; PDF) 1134953798 (Cloth) (paperback)

Standard No.: ebc178077 10.4324/9780203032930 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Suicide--History.--Greece
Suicide--History.--Rome
Suicide--history
Suicide--Histoire.--Grèce
Suicide--Histoire.--Rome
PSYCHOLOGY--Suicide.
Suicide.
Suicide--Rome.
Suicide--Grèce--Antiquité.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Rome
Greece.
Rome (Empire)

Subjects--Index Terms: Suicide Greece Roman Empire

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: HV6543 / .H66 1990eb

Dewey Class. No.: 362.28/0938