The Uses of Greek Mythology (Approaching the Ancient World)

Dowden, Ken

Routledge（2015/11発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 216 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781138133266
• DDC分類 292.13

Full Description

In an innovative sequence of topics, Ken Dowden explores the uses Greeks made of myth and the uses to which we can put myth in recovering the richness of their culture. Most aspects of Greek life and history - including war, religion and sexuality - which are discernable through myth, as well as most modern approaches, are given a context in a book which is designed to be useful, accessible and stimulating.

Contents

Preface, Abbreviations, Part I. Attitudes to myth, 1. Myth and mythology, 2. How myths work: the theories, 3. Greeks on myth, Part II. Myth and the past, 4. Myth and prehistory, 5. Myth and identity, Part III. Myth and religion, 6. Arrival at the cult-site, 7. Myth and initiation ritual, Part IV. The world of myth, 8. The world of myth, 9. Mythic society, Conclusion: what Greek myth is, Notes, Topic bibliography, General bibliography, Index of ancient authors, Index of modern authors, Index of peoples, characters and places, Index of topics and themes