The craft of Zeus : myths of weaving and fabric
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The craft of Zeus : myths of weaving and fabric
（Revealing antiquity, 9）
Harvard University Press, 2001
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Le métier de Zeus : mythe du tissage et du tissu dans le monde gréco-romain
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"First Harvard University Press paperback edition, 2001"--T.p. verso
Translation of: Le métier de Zeus: mythe du tissage et du tissu dans le monde gréco-romain. published by Editions La Découverte, 1994
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The fundamental gesture of weaving in The Craft of Zeus is the interlacing of warp and woof described by Plato in The Statesman-an interweaving signifying the union of opposites. From rituals symbolizing-even fabricating-the cohesion of society to those proposed by oracles as a means of propitiating fortune; from the erotic and marital significance of weaving and the woven robe to the use of weaving as a figure for language and the fabric of the text, this lively and lucid book defines the logic of one of the central concepts in Greek and Roman thought-a concept that has persisted, woof and warp crossing again and again, as the fabric of human history has unfolded.
Table of Contents
Introduction PART 1: PEPLOS 1. From the Sixteen Women to the Weaver King: Political Weaving in Greece 2."Investiture," Peploplloria, Lusus Trniae: Political Weaving in Rome PART 2: CHLAINA 3. Aphrodite Poikilthronos: Epithets, Cloaks,and Lovers 4. The Marriage of Peleus and Thetis: Nuptial Blankets in Rome PART 3: TEXTUS 5. The Cloak of Phaedrus: The Prehistory of the "Text" in Greek 6. The Birth of an Ideogram: The Metaphor of the Textus in Latin Appendix A. Note on Biological "Tissue" Appendix B. Note on Cosmic "Weaving" Notes Index
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