The Craft of Zeus: Myths of Weaving and Fabric
(Part of the Revealing Antiquity Series)
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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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0674005783
ISBN13:9780674005785
Release Date:May 2001
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"
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