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The Craft of Zeus|John Scheid

The Craft of Zeus : Myths of Weaving and Fabric

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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.

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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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