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The Craft of Zeus : Myths of Weaving and Fabric
Overview
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.
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- ISBN-13: 9780674005785
- ISBN-10: 0674005783
- Publisher: Harvard University Press
- Publish Date: May 2001
- Dimensions: 8.02 x 5.3 x 0.59 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.56 pounds
- Page Count: 240
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