The Greeks and us : a comparative anthropology of Ancient Greece
by
 
Detienne, Marcel.

Title
: 
The Greeks and us : a comparative anthropology of Ancient Greece

Author
: 
Detienne, Marcel.

ISBN
: 
9780745639017
 
9780745639000

Personal Author
: 
Detienne, Marcel.

Uniform Title
: 
Grecs et nous. English

Publication Information
: 
Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, c2007.

Physical Description
: 
xiii, 159 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

General Note
: 
"First published in French in 2005 by Éditions Perrin as Les Grecs et nous"--T.p. verso.

Contents
: 
Doing anthropology with the Greeks -- From myth to mythology : from Native Americans to ancient Greeks -- Transcribing mythologies : from Japan and New Caledonia to the pontiffs of Rome -- The wide-open mouth of truth -- 'Digging in' : from Oedipus of Thebes to modern national identities -- Comparabilities viewed from the vantage point of politics.

Subject Term
: 
Group identity -- Greece -- History -- To 1500.
 
Civilization, Modern -- Greek influences.
 
Mythology.

Added Author
: 
Lloyd, Janet.


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