Myth and Society in Ancient Greece (9780942299175)

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.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 280 pages
• Dimensions 152 x 229 x 25mm | 499g
• Publication date 29 Aug 1990
• Publisher ZONE BOOKS
• Publication City/Country New York, United States
• Language English
• Edition Statement Reprint
• ISBN10 0942299175
• ISBN13 9780942299175
• Bestsellers rank 398,710

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