The Masters of Truth in Archaic Greece traces the odyssey of "truth," Aletheia, from mythoreligious to philosophical thought in archaic Greece. Marcel Detienne's starting point is a simple observatio
foreword by Pierre Vidal-Naquet The acclaimed French classicist Marcel Detienne'sfirst book traces the odyssey of "truth," aletheia, from mytho-religious concept to philosophicalthought in archaic Gre
Historians and ethnologists working together can pool a wealth of knowledge about different cultures ranging across space and time. Our common task is to analyze human societies and to understand thei
In Comparing the Incomparable, Marcel Detienne challenges the cordoning off of disciplines that prevent us from asking trans-cultural questions that would permit one society to shed light on another.
Because Orpheus not only was a master of voice and music, but also invented writing, Detienne (classics, Johns Hopkins U.) chose him as the central figure for his 15 essays on Greek mythology. He expl
Rich with implications for the history of sexuality, gender issues, and patterns of hellenic literary imagining, Marcel Detienne's landmark book, first published in 1972, recast long-standing ideas ab
In Comparing the Incomparable, Marcel Detienne challenges the cordoning off of disciplines that prevent us from asking trans-cultural questions that would permit one society to shed light on another.
For the Greeks, the sharing of cooked meats was the fundamental communal act, so that to become vegetarian was a way of refusing society. It follows that the roasting or cooking of meat was a politica
Discusses the everyday life of the gods of the Iliad, including what their bodies were made of, how they received nourishment, their social life on Olympus and among humans, and their loves, festivit
