Picture 1 of 1

Stock photo

The Athenian Adonia in Context: The Adonis Festival as Cultural Practice (Paperb - Picture 1 of 1

Wisconsin Studies in Classics Ser.: Athenian Adonia in Context : The Adonis Festival As Cultural Practice by Laurialan Reitzammer (2018, Trade Paperback)

Bargain Book Stores (1127673)

99.2% positive Feedback

Price:

US $31.02

Approximately£23.08

+ $10.50 postage

Estimated delivery Mon, 12 May - Wed, 28 May

Returns:

No returns, but backed by the eBay Money Back Guarantee.

Condition:

New

Your source for quality books at reduced prices. Condition Guide. Item Availability.

About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Wisconsin Press

ISBN-100299308243

ISBN-139780299308247

eBay Product ID (ePID)240321706

Product Key Features

Number of Pages248 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAthenian Adonia in Context : the Adonis Festival As Cultural Practice

Publication Year2018

SubjectAncient / Greece, Folklore & Mythology, Antiquities & Archaeology, History / Ancient & Classical, Ancient & Classical, Holidays (Non-Religious), Customs & Traditions

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Art, Religion, Social Science, History

AuthorLaurialan Reitzammer

SeriesWisconsin Studies in Classics Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight14.3 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews"Uncovers remarkable and unsuspected depths in the works of such figures as Aristophanes and Plato. This is the most compelling and sophisticated study available of any single Athenian ritual and the most challenging to received notions about the wider role of religion in city-state society." --Richard P. Martin, Standford University

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal292.1/36

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Abbreviations and References Introduction Adonis and the Adonia: Trends in Representation, Ancient and Modern Weddings: Stairway to Heaven Funerals: Aristophanes's Adôniazousai Philosophy: Gardening for Fun in Plato's Phaedrus Conclusion Figures Notes Bibliography Index Index Locorum

SynopsisRediscovers the symbolism of women's rituals in ancient Athens. A timely contribution to studies of the ways gender and sexuality intersect with religion and culture in ancient Greece., Ancient sources and modern scholars have often represented the Athenian festival of Adonis as a marginal and faintly ridiculous private women's ritual. Seeds were planted each year in pots and, once sprouted, carried to the rooftops, where women lamented the death of Aphrodite's youthful consort Adonis. Laurialan Reitzammer resourcefully examines a wide array of surviving evidence about the Adonia, arguing for its symbolic importance in fifth- and fourth-century Athenian culture as an occasion for gendered commentary on mainstream Athenian practices. Reitzammer reveals correlations of the Adonia to Athenian wedding rituals and civic funeral oration and provides illuminating evidence that the festival was a significant cultural template for such diverse works as Aristophanes' drama Lysistrata and Plato's dialogue Phaedrus . Her fresh approach offers a timely contribution to studies of the ways gender and sexuality intersect with religion and ritual in ancient Greece., Ancient sources and modern scholars have often represented the Athenian festival of Adonis as a marginal and faintly ridiculous private women's ritual. Seeds were planted each year in pots and, once sprouted, carried to the rooftops, where women lamented the death of Aphrodite's youthful consort Adonis. Laurialan Reitzammer resourcefully examines a wide array of surviving evidence about the Adonia, arguing for its symbolic importance in fifth- and fourth-century Athenian culture as an occasion for gendered commentary on mainstream Athenian practices. Reitzammer uncovers correlations of the Adonia to Athenian wedding rituals and civic funeral oration and provides illuminating evidence that the festival was a significant cultural template for such diverse works as Aristophanes' drama Lysistrata and Plato's dialogue Phaedrus . Her fresh approach is a timely contribution to studies of the ways gender and sexuality intersect with religion and ritual in ancient Greece.