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Myth and Thought among the Greeks (Mit Press) Paperback – June 13, 2006

by Jean-Pierre Vernant (Author), Janet Lloyd (Translator), Jeff Fort (Translator)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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“Myth and Thought among the Greeks is Jean-Pierre Vernant’s magisterial first entry upon the scene of classical studies. As fresh and challenging as it was when first published in 1965, this new edition of his eighteen essays, which includes two previously untranslated chapters, will provide the English-speaking world with a long-overdue edition. As the very words of the title announce, two major themes run throughout this pathbreaking study. On the one hand, ‘myth’ and ‘thought’ suggest a certain transition from the mythic to the rational, from the fabulous to the philosophical, as an intellectual sea change that occurred within the social and political context of the Greek city-state. On the other hand, ‘myth’ and ‘thought’ also gesture to Vernant’s insistence on the legibility of mythic thinking and ritual practices as revealing categories of thought that yield their own logic. Hence, to understand mental categories we take for granted as our own, such as time, space, memory, work, craft, art, and even the idea of the person, requires acts of decipherment through the language, the ‘codes,’ of myth. The excitement of these essays lies in a virtuoso handling of data of every sort ― archaeology, history, literature, and iconography ― and the complex web of associations that emerge from these interdisciplinary investigations, all presented in lucid, readable prose. Myth and Thought has much to offer the specialist and nonspecialist alike, and to those not already familiar with Vernant’s work, the promise of much more in store.”
― Froma Zeitlin, Charles Ewing Professor of Greek Language and Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Princeton University

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This brillant essay of historical psychology reveals and rediscovers the profound influence and meaning of Hellenism.

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The late Jean-Pierre Vernant was Professor of Comparative Study of Religions at the Collège de France in Paris.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zone Books (June 13, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1890951609
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1890951603
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.55 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.5 x 9 inches
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    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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interesting read. Never really answers the darn question though
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I'm so glad I came across this book in my university library. I was trying to answer the question, How did Greek philosophy originate within a world of irrationality--mythology, Eastern religions controlled by the aristocracy, etc.? This book answered the question and gave me much more to think about. The seemingly miraculous origin of rationality did not emerge in a vacuum; it was dependent upon and yet also at difference with past paradigms like mythology and current explorations in geometry, politics, society, economics, etc. I read chapter 18 and basically underlined and made notes on every page! I want to go back and read all the other chapters sometime, because Vernant explains things so clearly, intelligently, and influentially. If you are at all interested in understanding how the first rational thinking developed, why it happened, and what this says about the Greek culture and human beings universally, read this book sometime.
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