Introduction to Greek Mythology Story, Symbols and Cultures

Name: Introduction to Greek Mythology Story, Symbols and Cultures
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ISBN: 9780773477483

ISBN-10: 0773477489

ISBN-13: 9780773477483

Edition: 2000

Authors: Padraig M. O'Cleirigh, Rex A. Barrell, John M. Bell

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Based on the lecture notes of scholar John M. Bell, this work provides a more detailed introduction to Greek mythology. Topics include myth and religion, purpose in the creation myth, human origins, death and deliverance, wildness and civilization and the nature of the Hero.

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List price: $109.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press, The
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Preface	p. i
Introduction	p. 1
Greek Myths and Culture	p. 7
Myth and Culture	p. 9
Differences in Greek Culture	p. 10
Communalism	p. 13
Religion	p. 14
Dominant Concerns of the Culture	p. 15
Culture and Individual in Myth	p. 17
Language and Symbols	p. 17
Tale Types	p. 20
From Tale to Myth	p. 21
Mythic Symbolism in a Modern Crisis	p. 23
Gods and Humans in the World	p. 33
Myth of the Gods' Birth	p. 33
Process, Not Purpose, in Creation	p. 34
Humans Create Purpose	p. 35
Creation and Limitation	p. 35
As in Myth, So in History	p. 38
Prominent Themes	p. 39
Cunning	p. 39
Rivalry	p. 40
Rebellion	p. 42
From Conflict to Development	p. 43
Genealogy and Understanding	p. 44
A qualificatory coda	p. 46
Gods Like Humans	p. 48
Mortal Difference	p. 50
Gods Among Humans	p. 52
Gods Within Humans	p. 53
Reason and Clarity	p. 53
Passion and Mystery	p. 55
Dionusos and Freedom	p. 56
Human - Animal in Myth	p. 58
The Hero Between God and Human	p. 63
The Hero--Qualities and Limitations	p. 63
Individual and Community	p. 64
Hero in History	p. 65
Hero as Ancestor	p. 67
Hero as Model	p. 68
Herakles - Hero and Culture	p. 74
Hero and Nature	p. 74
Comprehensive Hero	p. 77
Cults of Herakles	p. 78
A Question of Morals/Right Against Might	p. 81
Primitivism	p. 81
Myths of Ages	p. 84
Time in Narrative	p. 85
Indo-European Tripartite Ideology	p. 86
Interpretation by Difference	p. 87
Division and Subdivision	p. 89
Virtues and Vices	p. 91
Aging in the Ages	p. 92
Problems of Morals/Right Against Right	p. 97
Family and Hero	p. 97
Fall from Happiness	p. 98
Deceit and Curse	p. 100
Breaking Codes	p. 102
Sacrifice and Murder	p. 104
Vengeance and Justice	p. 105
Matricide and Madness	p. 107
Polis and Hero	p. 109
Doubtful Decision	p. 110
Love and Power	p. 112
Law and Right	p. 114
Heroic Identities	p. 117
Myth and Epic Form	p. 117
Myth and Epic Themes	p. 118
The Identity of Akhilleus	p. 120
Myth and Tragedy	p. 121
Akhilleus' Tragedy	p. 122
Knowledge and Glory	p. 125
Glory and Compassion	p. 127
The Identity of Odusseus	p. 132
His Significant Name	p. 132
Name and Identity	p. 136
Equipment and Identity	p. 137
Time and Identity	p. 139
Death and Identity	p. 142
Identity of Hero and Community	p. 145
Versions of the Oidipous Story	p. 145
Plague in History and Literature	p. 150
Aid from the Oracle	p. 152
Who is Oidipous?	p. 155
Time in Life	p. 157
Appearance and Insight	p. 160
Isolation	p. 164
A Parallel Myth	p. 165
Culture and Nature	p. 167
Odusseus and the Kuklops	p. 167
Reciprocity of Host and Guest	p. 170
Symbolic Codes	p. 172
Possession and Purpose	p. 173
Naming and Maiming	p. 177
Name and Identity	p. 179
Prometheus and Zeus	p. 180
Sacrifice and Humankind	p. 181
Deliverance from Death	p. 187
Death in Greek Culture	p. 187
Images of Death	p. 189
Family Memorials	p. 192
Escape Routes	p. 192
Demeter and Deification	p. 195
Folly and Mortality	p. 198
Conquest of Time	p. 200
Myth in Relation	p. 203
Myth and Literature	p. 203
Myth and History	p. 206
Myth and Geography	p. 210
Myth and Scientific-Philosophical Reasoning	p. 213
Rational Defences	p. 217
Allegorism	p. 217
Historicist Interpretation	p. 218
General Theories of Myth	p. 219
Ritual Theory	p. 219
Nature Theory	p. 221
Structural Theory	p. 221
Myth and Philosophy	p. 223
Conclusion	p. 227
Appendix 1	p. 233
Power, Glory, and Grief: Contours of Greek Warrior Myth	p. 233
Appendix 2	p. 247
Gods, Men and Women	p. 247
Goddess and Heroes of Athens	p. 249
Religion and Politics	p. 253
Epicedium	p. 257
Bibliography	p. 259
Index	p. 265
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