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USES GREEK MYTHOLOGY CL (Approaching the Ancient World)

By Dowden

Book information

Publisher
Other
Year
1992
ISBN
9780415061346, 0415061342, 0415061350
LCC
BL782 .D67 1992
Open Library ID
OL1557566M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
900 kB (921336 bytes)
Series
Approaching the Ancient World
Edition
1
Pages
174\174
Topic
History
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

The author argues in case ofter case how Greek myth was used to justify a certain political situation, so as to gain acceptance for otherwise immoral situations of dominance, to take one example. This is a very different way of approaching myths than, e.g., geomythology, or psychoanalysis. There is no single origin for all myths, but understanding different mechanisms for how they originate and are manipulated and promoted, can be a tremendous help in understanding both ancient and modern myths. Warning: The book may make you understand that some things that you thought of as fact in reality are modern myths, and that these same principles are active today. He does not discuss these issues, but once your senses are on the alert, you may look at the daily flow of information in a new way. I know I did.

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