Light and Darkness in Ancient Greek Myth and Religion (Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches (Hardcover)) (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Light and Darkness in Ancient Greek Myth and Religion Light and Darkness in Ancient Greek Myth and Religion is a ground-breaking volume dedicated to a thorough examination of the well known empirical categories of light and darkness as it relates to modes of thought, beliefs and social behavior in Greek culture. With a systematic and multidisciplinary approach, the book elucidates the light/darkness dichotomy in color semantics, appearance and concea
Full description- Publisher: Lexington Books
- Published: 15 November 2010
- Format: Hardback 324 pages
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- Categories: Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval | Classical History / Classical Civilisation
- ISBN 13: 9780739138984 ISBN 10: 0739138987
- Sales rank: 1,090,123
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Full description for Light and Darkness in Ancient Greek Myth and Religion
Light and darkness played an important role beyond the division of time in ancient Greek myth and religion; the contributors to Light and Darkness in Ancient Greek Myth and Religion consider its function on both the individual and social level as manifested in modes of thought and behavior and expressed in language, beliefs, ritual, and iconography. The book is divided into five parts: color semantics, appearance and concealment, eye sight/insight, being and beyond, and cult. Each subdivision contains a wealth of information for the reader, ranging from detailed explanations of the interplay between lexical categories that denote darkness and light and the effect of blindness on metaphysical matters to the qualities of cultic light. This unique volume will be of interest to readers in fields as diverse as ancient Greek history, metaphysics, and iconography.
