{"product_id":"the-politics-of-sacrifice-in-early-greek-myth-and-poetry-hardback-9781107164260","title":"The Politics of Sacrifice in Early Greek Myth and Poetry (Hardback) 9781107164260","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Politics of Sacrifice in Early Greek Myth and Poetry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA new interpretation of sacrifice based on Greek myth and poetics in conjunction with recent research in anthropology.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles H. Stocking (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107164260, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 March 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages, 3 b\/w illus.  2 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 1.7 cm, 0.43 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\"\u003eThis book offers a new interpretation of ancient Greek sacrifice from a cultural poetic perspective. Through close readings of the Theogony, the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, and the Odyssey in conjunction with evidence from material culture, it demonstrates how sacrifice narratives in early Greek hexameter poetry are intimately connected to a mythic-poetic discourse referred to as the 'politics of the belly'. This mythic-poetic discourse presents sacrifice as a site of symbolic conflict between the male stomach and female womb for both mortals and immortals. Ultimately, the book argues that the ritual of sacrifice operates as a cultural mechanism for the perpetuation of patriarchal ideology not just in early Greek hexameter, but throughout Greek cultural history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: the paradox of sacrifice and the politics of feasting\u003cbr\u003e 1. Anger and honorary shares: the Promethean division revisited\u003cbr\u003e 2. Sacrifice, succession, and the politics of patriarchy\u003cbr\u003e 3. The desire of a God: semiotic sacrifice and patriarchal identity in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Cities where men sacrifice: Odysseus returns to the fatherland\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: sacrificial narrative and the politics of the belly.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e], Myth \u0026amp; legend told as fiction [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Myth \u0026amp; legend told as fiction\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Myth%20\u0026amp;%20legend%20told%20as%20fiction%20%5BFQ%5D%22\"\u003eFQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e], Poetry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Poetry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Poetry%20%5BDC%5D%22\"\u003eDC\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":45913170641176,"sku":"9781107164260","price":83.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107164260i_46bea13a-c5ce-4ab1-9869-056f0dc168e2.jpg?v=1691362498","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-politics-of-sacrifice-in-early-greek-myth-and-poetry-hardback-9781107164260","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}