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100 1 _aSilver, Morris,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aTaking Ancient Mythology Economically /
_c Morris Silver.
264 1 _aLeiden ;
_aBoston :
_bBrill,
_c1992.
264 4 _c©1992
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aClassical Studies - Book Archive pre-2000
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _tPreliminary Material /
_rMorris Silver -- Acknowledgments /
_rMorris Silver -- Abbreviations /
_rMorris Silver -- Transcriptions and Phonetics /
_rMorris Silver -- Introduction /
_rMorris Silver -- Chapter 1 Money In Myth I: Head as Capital/Coin /
_rMorris Silver -- Chapter 2 Money in Myth II: Stones, Loaves, Beehives and other Themes /
_rMorris Silver -- Chapter 3 Agents in Myth I: Semele and Youths /
_rMorris Silver -- Chapter 4 Agents in Myth II: Twins /
_rMorris Silver -- Chapter 5 Agents in Myth III: The Multidimensional Figure of Herakles /
_rMorris Silver -- Chapter 6 Circulating Merchants in Myth: The One-Eyed, The Lame and The Satan /
_rMorris Silver -- Chapter 7 Dogs as Merchants and Commercial Agents /
_rMorris Silver -- Chapter 8 Virgin Priestesses as Treasurers I: Background /
_rMorris Silver -- Chapter 9 Virgin Priestesses as Treasurers II: Studies /
_rMorris Silver -- Chapter 10 Cultic Participation in The Economy: Three Mythic Themes with Variations /
_rMorris Silver -- Chapter 11 Conflict Between Gods and Economic Organization I: Athena Versus Poseidon /
_rMorris Silver -- Chapter 12 Conflict Between Gods and Economic Organization II: Apollo Versus Hermes /
_rMorris Silver -- Retrospect /
_rMorris Silver -- Appendix 1 Windows and Lattices (Nets) in Greek Cult /
_rMorris Silver -- Appendix 2 Gate-Post Twins in Israel and Mesopotamia /
_rMorris Silver -- Bibliography /
_rMorris Silver -- Index of References /
_rMorris Silver -- Index of Subjects /
_rMorris Silver -- Index of Authors /
_rMorris Silver.
520 _aThe primary objective of this study is to decipher the 'codes' or polysemous signs of many prominent myths of the Graeco-Roman and Near Eastern worlds and thereby to expose their hidden economic meaning. The study is highlighted by analyses of the following themes: Birth of Athena from Zeus' Head, Perseus and the Gorgon, and Gilgamesh in the Cedar Forest; Oedipus of Thebes and the biblical myth of the Five Golden Tumors; Semele the daughter of Kadmos; Heroic Twins; Labors of Herakles; Cain, Janus, and the Rainbow; Dogs as Merchants and Male Prostitutes; Virgin Priestesses in Treasuries; Danae and the Birth of Perseus and the biblical myth of the 'House of Rahab'; Circuiting Gods; Contest Between Athena and Poseidon for Supremacy in Athens; and Hermes versus Apollo, David and his Lyre at King Saul's Court, and Gilgamesh the Infernal Musician. A striking result of these studies is the extent to which ancient myths are saturated by economic content, especially commercial idioms and the standardized gestures required of contractors. It becomes quite clear that the ancients were far more aware of and interested in the economy than many contemporary scholars give them credit for.
546 _aEnglish
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aEconomics
_xMythology
_xHistory.
650 0 _aMythology, Greek.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tTaking Ancient Mythology Economically.
_dLeiden ; Boston : Brill, 1992.
_z9789004097063
_w(DLC) 92031192
830 0 _aClassical Studies - Book Archive pre-2000.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004674332
999 _c11960
_d11960