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.