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Myth & Society in Ancient Greece (Paper) (Paperback, New Ed Of 2 Revised Ed) Loot Price: R502
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Myth & Society in Ancient Greece (Paper) (Paperback, New Ed Of 2 Revised Ed): J.P. Vernant

Myth & Society in Ancient Greece (Paper) (Paperback, New Ed Of 2 Revised Ed)

J.P. Vernant

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Jean-Pierre Vernant delineates a compelling new vision of ancient Greece that takes us far from the calm and familiar images of Polykleitos and the Parthenon, and reveals a culture of slavery, of blood sacrifice, of perpetual and ritualized warfare, of ceremonial hunting and ecstasies.In his provocative discussions of various institutions and practices including war, marriage, and the city state, Vernant unveils a complex and previously unexplored intersection of the religious, social, and political structures of ancient Greece. He concludes with a genealogy of the study of myth from antiquity to the present, and offers a critique of structuralism.Jean-Pierre Vernant is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Study of Ancient Religions at the College de France in Paris.

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Imprint: Zone Books
Country of origin: United States
Release date: October 1990
First published: 1990
Authors: J.P. Vernant
Dimensions: 233 x 151 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 280
Edition: New Ed Of 2 Revised Ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-942299-17-5
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology
Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN: 0-942299-17-5
Barcode: 9780942299175

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