The Narcissus and the pomegranate : an archaeology of the Homeric Hymn to Demeter / Ann Suter.
2002
PA4023.H83 .S88 2002 (Mapit)
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Title
The Narcissus and the pomegranate : an archaeology of the Homeric Hymn to Demeter / Ann Suter.
Author
Suter, Ann, 1938-
ISBN
047211249X (alk. paper)
9780472112494 (alk. paper)
9780472112494 (alk. paper)
Imprint
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2002.
Language
English
Description
x, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Call Number
PA4023.H83 .S88 2002
Dewey Decimal Classification
884/.01
Summary
"In The Narcissus and the Pomegranate, the author analyzes the traditional language of the hymn and Persephone's retelling of her story to Demeter, arguing that the hymn involves an earlier tale of Demeter and Persephone that predates the seventh century. Suter uses anthropological applications to illustrate that the story of Persephon's abduction does not reflect a female initiation rite into adulthood, as has been argued, but rather a hieros gamos. These methodologies point to the conclusion that Persephone was once a powerful goddess in her own right, independent of Hades and of Demeter as well."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-259) and index.
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Table of Contents
Ch. 1. Introduction
Ch. 2. Nothing to Do with Olympos
Ch. 3. "Having likeminded hearts ..."
Ch. 4. The Pomegranate Again
Ch. 5. Hieros Gamos
Ch. 6. Confrontation and Accommodation: The Evidence of Myth
Ch. 7. Outside the Hymn: The Linguistic Evidence
Ch. 8. Outside the Hymn: The Archaeological and Historical Evidence
Ch. 9. Some Summary Thoughts
App. A. Reconstructions by Religious Historians
App. B. Evidence from Traditional Diction.
Ch. 2. Nothing to Do with Olympos
Ch. 3. "Having likeminded hearts ..."
Ch. 4. The Pomegranate Again
Ch. 5. Hieros Gamos
Ch. 6. Confrontation and Accommodation: The Evidence of Myth
Ch. 7. Outside the Hymn: The Linguistic Evidence
Ch. 8. Outside the Hymn: The Archaeological and Historical Evidence
Ch. 9. Some Summary Thoughts
App. A. Reconstructions by Religious Historians
App. B. Evidence from Traditional Diction.