Becoming a Man in Ancient Greece and Rome: Essays on Myths and Rituals of Initiation
Cover -- Titel -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Section I: Myths -- 1. Initiation and the Heroes of the Trojan War -- 2. Odysseus versus the Cyclops -- 3. Demons of the Wilderness: the Centaurs -- 4. The Myth of Meleager in Homer -- 5. Orpheus: from Guru to Gay -- 6. Theseus' and Peir...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Tübingen
Mohr Siebeck
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Bremmer, Jan N., 1944-, Becoming a man in Ancient Greece and Rome : essays on myths and rituals of initiation] (2023) (Woodward, Tommy)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Greece (Antiquity)
/ Mythology
/ Ritual
/ Initiation
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| Further subjects: | B
Initiation rites-Greece
B Electronic books |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Cover -- Titel -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Section I: Myths -- 1. Initiation and the Heroes of the Trojan War -- 2. Odysseus versus the Cyclops -- 3. Demons of the Wilderness: the Centaurs -- 4. The Myth of Meleager in Homer -- 5. Orpheus: from Guru to Gay -- 6. Theseus' and Peirithoos' Descent into the Underworld -- 7. Initiating Heracles -- 8. Transvestite Dionysos -- 9. Kaineus the Invulnerable -- 10. Oedipus and the Greek Oedipus Complex -- Section II: Rituals -- 11. Initiation and Greek Pederasty -- 12. Adolescents, Symposion and Pederasty -- 13. Maternal Uncles and Grandfathers as Initiators, Educators and Role Models -- 14. Fosterage, Kinship and the Circulation of Children -- 15. The Suodales of Poplios Valesios -- List of First Publications -- Index of Names, Subjects and Passages. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (296 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-3-16-159009-2 |
