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Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece
Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece
Author: Claude Calame
In this groundbreaking work, Claude Calame argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry are more than literary texts; rather, they functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, Calame reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs, dem...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780742515246
ISBN-10: 0742515249
Publication Date: 6/13/2001
Pages: 320
Edition: Revised
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Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Book Type: Hardcover
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