Kinship Myth in Ancient Greece
| Author | : Lee E. Patterson |
| Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
| Total Pages | : 273 |
| Release | : 2010-12-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780292722750 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0292722753 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (753 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Kinship Myth in Ancient Greece by : Lee E. Patterson
Download or read book Kinship Myth in Ancient Greece written by Lee E. Patterson and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study enriches the dialogue on how societies often use myth to construct political, social, and cultural identity---hardly unique to the ancient Greeks, it is rather a human phenomenon for a culture to embrace an identity grounded in a putative ancestry that is expressed in the traditional stories of that culture. --Book Jacket.