Singing for the Gods: Performances of Myth and Ritual in Archaic and Classical Greece (Oxford Classical Monographs) by Barbara Kowalzig
English | February 25, 2008 | ISBN: 0199219966 | 527 pages | PDF | 9 MB
English | February 25, 2008 | ISBN: 0199219966 | 527 pages | PDF | 9 MB
Singing for the Gods develops a new approach towards an old question in the study of religion - the relationship of myth and ritual. Focusing on ancient Greek religion, Barbara Kowalzig exploits the joint occurrence of myth and ritual in archaic and classical Greek song-culture. She shows how choral performances of myth and ritual, taking place all over the ancient Greek world in the early fifth century BC, help to effect social and political change in their own time.