Gender and Immortality - Heroines in Ancient Greek Myth and Cult

Riassunto

In recent years, the topic of ancient Greek hero cult has been the focus of considerable discussion among classicists. Little attention, however, has been paid to female heroized figures. Here Deborah Lyons argues for the heroine as a distinct category in ancient Greek religious ideology and daily practice. The heroine, she believes, must be locate

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Deborah Lyons, Lyons Deborah
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 14.07.2014
• EAN: 9780691606217
• ISBN: 978-0-691-60621-7
• Pagine: 290
• Serie: Princeton Legacy Library
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; English, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Greek religion & mythology, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls