Myth and Society in Ancient Greece: (Myth and Society in Ancient Greece)
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Jean-Pierre Vernant (Author) Janet Lloyd (Contributor)
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In this groundbreaking study, Jean Pierre-Vernant delineates a compelling new vision of ancient Greece. Myth and Society in Ancient Greece takes us far from the calm and familiar images of Polykleitos and the Parthenon to reveal a fundamentally other culture: one of slavery, of masks and death, of scapegoats, of ritual hunting and ecstasies.
Vernant's provocative discussion of various institutions and practices including war, marriage, and sacrifice details the complex intersection of the religious, social, and political structures of ancient Greece. The book concludes with Vernant's authoritative genealogy of the study of myth from antiquity to structuralism and beyond.
About the Author
The late Jean-Pierre Vernant was Professor of Comparative Study of Religions at the College de France in Paris. Janet Lloyd is a translator and writer living in England.
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- Contributor: Jean-Pierre Vernant
- Imprint: Zone Books
- ISBN13: 9780942299175
- Number of Pages: 280
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x25mm
- Packaged Weight: 499
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Zone Books
- Release Date: 1990-08-29
- Series: Myth and Society in Ancient Greece
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: The late Jean-Pierre Vernant was Professor of Comparative Study of Religions at the College de France in Paris. Janet Lloyd is a translator and writer living in England.
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