Myth and the Polis Contributor(s): Pozzi, Dora C. (Editor), Wickersham, John M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0801424739 ISBN-13: 9780801424731 Publisher: Cornell University Press
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Antiquities & Archaeology - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - History | Ancient - Greece |
Dewey: 292.13 |
LCCN: 90055716 |
Age Level: 18-UP |
Grade Level: 13-UP |
Series: Myth and Poetics |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.17 lbs) 246 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This fresh and thought-provoking book deepens our understanding of the dynamic relationship between the creation of myth and the development of the ancient Greek polis, or city-state, during crucial periods in archaic and classical Greece. Examining the diverse texts which crystallized Greek oral tradition, nine chapters by a multidisciplinary group of scholars focus both on the role of the community as the shaper and transmitter of myth and on the function of myth and ritual in the development of political authority in Greek society. Myth and the Polis draws upon current research in such fields such as ancient history, philology, social anthropology, ethnomusicology, comparative literature, psychoanalysis, folklore, and political theory. Taken together, the essays highlight the continuos struggle of Greek archaic and classical communities to keep their myths true in spite of the pull of pan-Hellenism. Shedding new light on the beginnings of Western civilization, Myth and the Polis will be of interest to a wide range of readers, including scholars and students of classics, folklore, myth, and ancient religion, politics, and history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wickersham, John M.: - John Wickersham is Professor and Chair of Classical Studies at Ursinus College.Pozzi, Dora C.: - Dora C. Pozzi is Associate Professor of Classics and Classical Study Coordinator at the University of Houston. |
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