ABSTRACT

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.

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Part I Attitudes to myth

chapter 1|14 pages

Myth and mythology

chapter 2|12 pages

How myths work: the theories

chapter 3|12 pages

Greeks on myth

part |1 pages

Part II Myth and the past

chapter 4|12 pages

Myth and prehistory

chapter 5|14 pages

Myth and identity

part |1 pages

Part III Myth and religion

chapter 6|5 pages

Arrival at the cult-site

chapter 7|12 pages

Myth and initiation ritual

part |1 pages

Part IV The world of myth

chapter 8|21 pages

The world of myth

chapter 9|13 pages

Mythic society