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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Main Author: Bremmer, Jan N. 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Tübingen Mohr Siebeck 2021
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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)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Greece (Antiquity) / Mythology / Ritual / Initiation
Further subjects:B Electronic books
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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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ISBN:3161590090