Jane Harrison examines the festivals of ancient Greek religion to identify the primitive "substratum" of ritual and its persistence in the realm of classical religious observance and literature. In Harrison's preface to this remarkable book, she writes that J. G. Frazer's work had become part and parcel of her "mental furniture" and that of others studying primitive religion. Today, those who write on ancient myth or ritual are bound to say the same about Harrison. Her essential ideas, best developed and most clearly put in the Prolegomena, have never been eclipsed.
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Jane Harrison examines the festivals of ancient Greek religion to identify the primitive "substratum" of ritual and its persistence in the realm of classical religious observance and literature. In Harrison's preface to this remarkable book, she writes that J. G. Frazer's work had become part and parcel of her "mental furniture" and that of others studying primitive religion. Today, those who write on ancient myth or ritual are bound to say the same about Harrison. Her essential ideas, best developed and most clearly put in the Prolegomena, have never been eclipsed.
Imprint | Princeton University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology |
Release date | June 1991 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | June 1991 |
Authors | Jane Ellen Harrison |
Dimensions | 216 x 135 x 45mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 682 |
Edition | Revised |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-01514-9 |
Barcode | 9780691015149 |
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LSN | 0-691-01514-7 |