"How have the goddesses of ancient myth survived, prevalent even now as literary and cultural icons? How do allegory, symbolic interpretation, and political context transform the goddess from her regional and individual identity into a goddess of philosophy and literature? Emilie Kutash explore...

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Main Author:	Kutash, Emilie (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London T&T Clark 2021 London Bloomsbury Publishing
Subjects:	Geschichte Archetypus Religion Psychologie Mythos Göttin Literatur
Online Access:	BSB01 Volltext
Summary:	"How have the goddesses of ancient myth survived, prevalent even now as literary and cultural icons? How do allegory, symbolic interpretation, and political context transform the goddess from her regional and individual identity into a goddess of philosophy and literature? Emilie Kutash explores these questions, beginning from the premise that cultural memory, a collective cultural and social phenomenon, can last thousands of years. Kutash demonstrates a continuing practice of interpreting and allegorizing ancient myths, tracing these goddesses of archaic origin through history. Chapters follow the goddesses from their ancient near eastern prototypes, to their place in the epic poetry, drama and hymns of classical Greece, to their appearance in Platonic and Neoplatonic philosophy, Medieval allegory, and their association with Christendom. Finally, Kutash considers how goddesses were made into Jungian archetypes, and how some contemporary feminists made them a counterfoil to male divinity, thereby addressing the continued role of goddesses in perpetuating gender binaries."
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (257 Seiten)
ISBN:	9780567697424 9780567697417
DOI:	10.5040/9780567697424