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The gardens of Adonis: Spices in Greek mythology (European philosophy and the human sciences)
The gardens of Adonis Spices in Greek mythology - European philosophy and the human sciences
Author: Marcel Detienne
Rich with implications for the history of sexuality, gender issues, and patterns of Hellenic literary imagining, Marcel Detienne's landmark book recasts long-standing ideas about the fertility myth of Adonis. The author challenges Sir James Frazer's thesis that the vegetation god Adonis-- whose premature death was mourned by women and whose resu...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780391006119
ISBN-10: 0391006118
Pages: 184
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Publisher: Humanities Press
Book Type: Unknown Binding
Other Versions: Hardcover
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