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Eros and Ritual in Ancient Literature

Singing of Atalanta, Daphnis and Orpheus

Eros and Ritual in Ancient Literature( )
Author: Anagnostou-Laoutides, Evangelia
Series title:Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity Ser.
ISBN:978-1-931956-72-7
Publication Date:Jan 2019
Publisher:Gorgias Press, LLC
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $233.00
Book Description:

This book examines popular erotic myths with regard to their origins and literary treatment throughout antiquity. The relation of ritual to certain mythic patterns that reflect initiation rites is also considered. These myths reinforce the association between cult and mythology in literature. Initiation patterns were employed as literary metaphors for falling in love or even for holding a philosophical argument on human progress. The myths are chosen in order to form a narrative...
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