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The Craft of Zeus - Myths of Weaving and Fabric (Paperback, New edition) Loot Price: R1,223
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The Craft of Zeus - Myths of Weaving and Fabric (Paperback, New edition): John Scheid, Jesper Svenbro

The Craft of Zeus - Myths of Weaving and Fabric (Paperback, New edition)

John Scheid, Jesper Svenbro; Translated by Carol Volk

Series: Revealing Antiquity

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The fundamental gesture of weaving in "The Craft of Zeus" is the interlacing of warp and woof described by Plato in "The Statesman"--an interweaving signifying the union of opposites. From rituals symbolizing--even fabricating--the cohesion of society to those proposed by oracles as a means of propitiating fortune; from the erotic and marital significance of weaving and the woven robe to the use of weaving as a figure for language and the fabric of the text, this lively and lucid book defines the logic of one of the central concepts in Greek and Roman thought--a concept that has persisted, woof and warp crossing again and again, as the fabric of human history has unfolded.

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Imprint: Harvard University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Revealing Antiquity
Release date: May 2001
First published: May 2001
Authors: John Scheid • Jesper Svenbro
Translators: Carol Volk
Dimensions: 203 x 133 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: New edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-00578-5
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology
Books > Health, Home & Family > Handicrafts > Spinning & weaving
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
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LSN: 0-674-00578-3
Barcode: 9780674005785

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