Metamorphosis in Greek Myths

Erscheinungsjahr 1992
ISBN: 978-0-19-814090-0
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 342 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 486 g

Reihe: Oxford Classical Monographs

The transformation of human beings to animals, plants, and stones is one of the commonest, and most characteristic themes of Greek mythology. In the first study of the subject in English, Dr Forbes Irving examines what is of most interest in Greek myths - their appeal as stories. He attempts to analyse the various ways in which these stories imagine and explore what it means for a person to change his or her form.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Irving, P. M. C. Forbes

Forbes-Irving, P. M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Volkskunde: Sitten, Traditionen, Mythen, Legenden
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen der Antike

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of abbreviations; Introduction; The sources; Animals; The ritual theory; Animals; Myths and stories; Birds; Plants; Stones; Sex changes; The shapeshifters; Conclusion; Catalogue of transformation stories (Mammals; Birds; Plants; Stones; Minor categories of transformations); Index

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Forbes Irving is a barrister