The Uses of Greek Mythology

by Dowden; KEN

• ISBN13: 9780415061353
• ISBN10: 0415061350
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1992-10-08
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Abbreviations	p. xi
Attitudes to Myth	p. 1
Myth and Mythology	p. 3
How Myths Work: The Theories	p. 22
Greeks on Myth	p. 39
Myth and the Past	p. 55
Myth and Prehistory	p. 57
Myth and Identity	p. 74
Myth and Religion	p. 93
Arrival at the Cult-Site	p. 95
Myth and Initiation Ritual	p. 102
The World of Myth	p. 119
The World of Myth	p. 121
Mythic Society	p. 150
Conclusion: What Greek Myth Is	p. 169
Notes	p. 172
Topic Bibliography	p. 178
General Bibliography	p. 185
Index of Ancient Authors	p. 189
Index of Modern Authors	p. 192
Index of Peoples, Characters and Places	p. 194
Index of Topics and Themes	p. 201
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