Born of the earth : myth and politics in Athens
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書誌事項
Born of the earth : myth and politics in Athens
(Myth and poetics)
Cornell University Press, 2000
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Né de la terre : mythe et politique à Athènes
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Translation of: Né de la terre : mythe et politique à Athènes. Paris : Seuil, 1996
Includes bibliographical references and index
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内容説明
Through a series of critical interpretations of Athenian myths, Nicole Loraux explores the meaning of democracy in its first form, which excluded from its benefits women, slaves and foreigners. Arguing that these stories have much to tell us about the present and the human condition, her book makes claims about the role of the past in our understanding of the present. Loraux begins by discussing the Greek fascination with being born from the earth. Myths of autochthony, she asserts, shed important light on attitudes towards both foreigners and women in democratic states. She considers the role demarcated for women by the Pandora myth, according to which women are artificially created out of earth and therefore belong to a race apart. Her analysis also extends to contemporary issues, concluding with the place of the foreigner in democratic societies, ancient and moder.
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