Jason and the Argonauts through the Ages

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The story of Jason and the Argonauts is one of the most famous in Greek myth, and its development from the oldest layers of Greek mythology down to the modern age encapsulates the dramatic changes in faith, power and culture that Western civilization has seen over the past three millennia. From the Bronze Age to the Classical Age, from the medieval world to today, the Jason story has been told and retold with new stories, details and meanings. This book explores the epic history of a colorful myth and probes the most ancient origins of the quest for the Golden Fleece--a quest that takes us to the very dawn of Greek religion and its close relationship with Near Eastern peoples and cultures.

Über den Autor

Jason Colavito is also a frequent contributor to Skeptic magazine, and has earned praise from Archaeology magazine for his archaeology writing. He lives in Delmar, New York and can be found online at [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Preface 1

Introduction 3

Part One: Origins

[...] World of Myth 14

2.Mycenaean Greece 33

Part Two: Development of the Myth

[...] God: The First Jason Stories 54

[...] Hero: The Making of an Epic 75

[...] Man: From Hero to Human 98

Part Three: The Myth in Context

[...] Archetype: Heroes and Villains 128

[...] Traveler: The Descent into the Underworld 146

[...] Occultist: Magic, Monsters, and the Golden Fleece 169

Part Four: The Afterlife of the Myth

[...] Knight: The Middle Ages and the Renaissance 194

[...] Star: Jason in the Modern World 215

[...] Symbol: Scholarly Investigations and Theories 236

[...] Astronaut: Jason in Outer Space 259

Conclusion 277

Appendix: Selected List of Argonauts 285

Chapter Notes 287

Bibliography 311

Index 323

Details

Empfohlen (von):	18
Erscheinungsjahr:	2014
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe
Rubrik:	Sozialwissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780786479726
ISBN-10:	0786479728
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Colavito, Jason
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 178 x 18 mm
Von/Mit:	Jason Colavito
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.04.2014
Gewicht:	0,637 kg