{"product_id":"myth-ritual-and-metallurgy-in-ancient-greece-and-recent-africa-hardback-9780521855006","title":"Myth, Ritual and Metallurgy in Ancient Greece and Recent Africa (Hardback) 9780521855006","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMyth, Ritual and Metallurgy in Ancient Greece and Recent Africa\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book, first published in 2006, provides new insights into the position of technology in Greek myth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSandra Blakely (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521855006, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 August 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e342 pages\u003cbr\u003e26.1 x 18.6 x 2.1 cm, 0.997 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this volume, first published in 2006, Sandra Blakely considers technological myths and rituals associated with ancient Greek daimones, who made metal; and African rituals in which iron plays a central role. Noting the rich semantic web of associations that has connected metallurgy to magic, birth, kingship, autochthony, and territorial possession in both Greek and African cultures, Blakely examines them together in order to cast light on the Greek demons, which are only fragmentarily preserved and which have often been equated to general types of smithing gods. Her comparison demonstrates that these demons are more sophisticated and ritually useful than has been previously acknowledged. This book provides new insights into the position of technology in Greek myth. Providing a new methodology for the study of Greek religion, which uses comparative cultural material in a thoughtful and careful way, it helps close the fifty-year gap between the social sciences and Classical philology in the theoretical understanding and study of technological systems.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Data and Methodologies: 1. The Greek daimones\u003cbr\u003e 2. Iconography and metallurgy\u003cbr\u003e 3. African iron: history, ritual, and investigation\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Metallurgy and Birth: 4. Birth, craft, and the daimones: the Erectrian hymn to the Daktyloi\u003cbr\u003e 5. Gender and production: the Fipa\u003cbr\u003e 6. The daimones: fertility and ritual performance\u003cbr\u003e 7. Pharmaka and apotropaia\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Metallurgy and Political Power: 8. Iron and political power: Africa\u003cbr\u003e 9. Bakongo investiture: kings, iron, and autochthones\u003cbr\u003e 10. Daimones and political power: Idaian Daktyloi in the Phoronis\u003cbr\u003e 11. Pindar's Telchines\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e], Regional studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Regional studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Regional%20studies%20%5BGTB%5D%22\"\u003eGTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265256378648,"sku":"9780521855006","price":96.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521855006i.jpg?v=1692021030","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/myth-ritual-and-metallurgy-in-ancient-greece-and-recent-africa-hardback-9780521855006","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}