Light and Darkness in Ancient Greek Myth and Religion
| Author | : Menelaos Christopoulos |
| Publisher | : Lexington Books |
| Total Pages | : 326 |
| Release | : 2010-09-25 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780739139011 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0739139010 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (010 Downloads) |
Download or read book Light and Darkness in Ancient Greek Myth and Religion written by Menelaos Christopoulos and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2010-09-25 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Light and Darkness in Ancient Greek Myth and Religion is a ground-breaking volume dedicated to a thorough examination of the well known empirical categories of light and darkness as it relates to modes of thought, beliefs and social behavior in Greek culture. With a systematic and multi-disciplinary approach, the book elucidates the light/darkness dichotomy in color semantics, appearance and concealment of divinities and creatures of darkness, the eye sight and the insight vision, and the role of the mystic or cultic.
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