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Daily Archives: February 2, 2015
Buried Above Ground
The idea that the body is a prison-house or, more drastically still, a tomb of the soul – often shortened to the phrase soma sema – is an ancient one. Rooted in Orphic (rather than Pythagorean) thought, it finds its first … Continue reading
Posted in Carmina Epigraphica, Epigraphy, Poetry
Tagged Afterlife, Big questions, Carmina Latina Epigraphica, Death, Depression, Early Christianity, Imagery, Mental health, Suicide
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