Athenian myths and institutions : words in action /

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This book analyzes the relationships between Athenian myths and the institutions that informed them. In particular, it examines how myths encode thoughts on ritual, the code of the warrior, marriage, and politics. Combining traditional historical and literary criticism with the approaches of anthrop...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tyrrell, William Blake
Otros Autores: Brown, Frieda S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.
Temas:
Mythology, Greek.
Mythologie grecque.
RELIGION > Antiquities & Archaeology.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
Civilization
Mythology, Greek
Religion
Mythos
Gesellschaft
Ritual
Mythologie
Literatur
Cultuurgeschiedenis.
Mythen.
Ideologie.
Propaganda.
Griekse oudheid.
Grèce > Civilisation.
Athens (Greece) > Religion.
Athens (Greece) > Civilization.
Athènes (Grèce) > Religion.
Athènes (Grèce) > Civilisation.
Greece > Athens
Athen
Myths
Greece
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : myths as words in action
  • Hesiod's myth of the birth of the cosmos
  • The Aretē standard as a source of mythmaking
  • The ideology of sacrifice in mythmaking
  • Patriarchal mythmaking on marriage
  • Myths and citizenship
  • Theseus and the Parthenon as mythic propaganda
  • Funeral orations in mythmaking Athens.

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