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The Greeks and us : a comparative anthropology of Ancient Greece / Marcel Detienne ; translated by Janet Lloyd ; with a preface by Sir Geoffrey Lloyd.
- Title
- The Greeks and us : a comparative anthropology of Ancient Greece / Marcel Detienne ; translated by Janet Lloyd ; with a preface by Sir Geoffrey Lloyd.
- Author
- Detienne, Marcel
- Publication
- Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2007.
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- Description
- xiii, 159 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.
- Summary
- "In this new volume, the French historian Marcel Detienne focuses on Eurocentric approaches which have trumpeted the Greeks and their democratic practices as 'our' ancestors and the superiority of the Western tradition to which they gave rise. He argues that such approaches can be seen as narrow-minded and often covertly nationalistic. Detienne advocates what he calls 'comparative anthropology' which sets out to illuminate the comparisons and contrasts between the beliefs, practices and institutions of different ancient and modern societies. Detienne aims to put the Greeks in perspective among other civilizations and also to look afresh at questions of political structure, literacy, nationhood, intellect and mythology."--BOOK JACKET.
- Uniform Title
- Grecs et nous. English
- Alternative Title
- Grecs et nous.
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- History
- Note
- "First published in French in 2005 by Éditions Perrin as Les Grecs et nous"--T.p. verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-152) and indexes.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Doing anthropology with the Greeks -- From myth to mythology : from Native Americans to ancient Greeks -- Transcribing mythologies : from Japan and New Caledonia to the pontiffs of Rome -- The wide-open mouth of truth -- 'Digging in' : from Oedipus of Thebes to modern national identities -- Comparabilities viewed from the vantage point of politics.
- ISBN
- 0745639011 (pbk.)
- 9780745639017 (pbk.)
- 9780745639000 (hbk.)
- 0745639003 (hbk.)
- OCLC
- 148757258
- SCSB-11635378
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library