Wed. Dec. 6- It may not seem fair but you gotta “live” with it.
19. Jessica: The value of honor and its place in the afterlife
18. Olivia: What impact do the Dead have on the Living?
20. Brad: Divine justice: punishments and rewards in the afterlife
21. Emily: Long Live Literature! How the Katabasis Expresses Literature’s Immortality
I am pleased to announce that there are 2 best paper awards for our student conference, “The Afterlife: A Dead End or a Road to Somewhere?” held Nov. 20-Dec. 6. The awards go to:
Midori, “‘The Muses Tread Not Silently’: The Tradition of Music in the Otherworldly“
Emily Vallowe, “Long Live Literature: How the Katabasis Expresses Literature’s Immortality” [look for a podcast in the very near future!]
The recipients of these awards were selected by a student committee of the conference.
Session 5: The Moral Map
1. Lesley: The Afterlife as Moral and Spiritual Guide
2. Monic: Rivers: The Unifying Element in the Afterlife
3. Bethany: Does the Punishment fit the crime?
4. W. : Mortal Morality: A roadmap for the hereafter
Here’s the third podcast from November 29, 2006.
Session: Exploring The New Home
1. Alicia, “Dante’s Comparative Language”
2. Sophie, “Describing the Indescribable: The Transcendent Otherworld of the Odyssey and of the Divine Comedy“
3. Midori, “‘The Muses Tread Not Silently’: The Tradition of Music in the Otherworldly”
4. Nicole, “Eternal Relativity: Space-Time and Prophecy in the Hereafter”
This is the second Podcast from November 27, 2006.
Session: Lingering Life
1. Kathleen, “Recipricol Ties Between the Dead and Society”
2. Katherine, “The Relationship between the Soul and the Dead Through the Social Function of Death and Dying”
3. Khadija, “The Final Closure and Greater Purpose of the Disposal of the Bodies in the Classical and Italian Traditions”
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1st Session: The Descent
Melody, ” Which Way to the Afterlife: The Rituals and Sacrifices Heroes Perform to Reach the Underworld”
Charles, “The Continuity of Gates within the Classical and Italian Traditions”
P.G., “Vergil as an Intermediary for the Classical and Italian Traditions of the Funeral and its Importance to the Soul”
