INITIATION IN ANCIENT GREEK RITUALS AND NARRATIVES by David Dodd (Editor), Christopher A. Faraone (Editor) ( 9781135143657 )

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Title:

INITIATION IN ANCIENT GREEK RITUALS AND NARRATIVES
NEW CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES

By:

David Dodd (Editor), Christopher A. Faraone (Editor)

Format:

Electronic book text

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ISBN 10:

113514365X

ISBN 13:

9781135143657

Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

5 September, 2013

Pages:

320

Synopsis:

Scholars of classical history and literature have for more than a century accepted `initiation' as a tool for understanding a variety of obscure rituals and myths, ranging from the ancient Greek wedding and adolescent haircutting rituals to initiatory motifs or structures in Greek myth, comedy and tragedy. In this books an international group of experts including Gloria Ferrari, Fritz Graf and Bruce Lincoln, critique many of these past studies, and challenge strongly the tradition of privileging the concept of initiation as a tool for studying social performances and literary texts, in which changes in status or group membership occur in unusual ways. These new modes of research mark an important turning point in the modern study of the religion and myths of ancient Greece and Rome, making this a valuable collection across a number of classical subjects.

Illustrations:

10 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white

Publication:

Imprint:

Routledge

Returns:

Non-returnable

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