{"product_id":"myth-and-the-polis-dora-c-pozzi-9780801424731","title":"Myth and the Polis","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis fresh and thought-provoking book deepens our understanding of the dynamic relationship between the creation of myth and the development of the ancient Greek polis, or city-state, during crucial periods in archaic and classical Greece. Examining the diverse texts which crystallized Greek oral tradition, nine chapters by a multidisciplinary group of scholars focus both on the role of the community as the shaper and transmitter of myth and on the function of myth and ritual in the development of political authority in Greek society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMyth and the Polis\u003c\/i\u003e draws upon current research in such fields such as ancient history, philology, social anthropology, ethnomusicology, comparative literature, psychoanalysis, folklore, and political theory. Taken together, the essays highlight the continuos struggle of Greek archaic and classical communities to keep their myths \"true\" in spite of the pull of pan-Hellenism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShedding new light on the beginnings of Western civilization, \u003ci\u003eMyth and the Polis\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to a wide range of readers, including scholars and students of classics, folklore, myth, and ancient religion, politics, and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dora C. Pozzi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801424739\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801424731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Dora C. Pozzi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086865182975,"sku":"9780801424731","price":90.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a42e6914-97a4-456f-ba09-b88436edcf67.jpg?v=1769097027","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/myth-and-the-polis-dora-c-pozzi-9780801424731","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}