| The Craft of Zeus: Myths of Weaving and Fabric Contributor(s): Scheid, John (Author), Svenbro, Jesper (Author), Volk, Carol (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0674005783 ISBN-13: 9780674005785 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: The fundamental gesture of weaving in The Craft of Zeus is the interlacing of warp and woof described by Plato in The Statesman --an interweaving signifying the union of opposites. From rituals symbolizing--even fabricating--the cohesion of society to those proposed by oracles as a means of propitiating fortune; from the erotic and marital significance of weaving and the woven robe to the use of weaving as a figure for language and the fabric of the text, this lively and lucid book defines the logic of one of the central concepts in Greek and Roman thought--a concept that has persisted, woof and warp crossing again and again, as the fabric of human history has unfolded. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - History | Ancient - General - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - General |
| Dewey: 880.935 |
| LCCN: 95035699 |
| Series: Revealing Antiquity |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.3" W x 8.02" (0.56 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece - Cultural Region - Mediterranean |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The fundamental gesture of weaving in The Craft of Zeus is the interlacing of warp and woof described by Plato in The Statesman--an interweaving signifying the union of opposites. From rituals symbolizing--even fabricating--the cohesion of society to those proposed by oracles as a means of propitiating fortune; from the erotic and marital significance of weaving and the woven robe to the use of weaving as a figure for language and the fabric of the text, this lively and lucid book defines the logic of one of the central concepts in Greek and Roman thought--a concept that has persisted, woof and warp crossing again and again, as the fabric of human history has unfolded. |
Contributor Bio(s): Svenbro, Jesper: - Jesper Svenbro is a Fellow at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Paris.Scheid, John: - John Scheid is Director of Study at the École Pratique des Hautes Études at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris. |
