Mito y sociedad en la Grecia antigua

by Jean-Pierre Vernant, Cristina Gásquez (Translator)

In this groundbreaking study, Jean Pierre-Vernant delineates a compelling new vision of ancient Greece. Myth and Society in Ancient Greece takes us far from the calm and familiar images of Polykleitos and the Parthenon to reveal a fundamentally other culture one of slavery, of masks and death, of scapegoats, of ritual hunting and ecstasies.

Vernant's provocative discussion of various institutions and practices including war, marriage, and sacrifice details the complex intersection of the religious, social, and political structures of ancient Greece. The book concludes with Vernant's authoritative genealogy of the study of myth from antiquity to structuralism and beyond.

Jean Pierre-Vernant is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Study of Ancient Religions at the Collège de France in Paris. Janet Lloyd is a translator and writer living in England. Distributed for Zone Books.

Genres: History, Mythology, Nonfiction, Classics, Anthropology, Religion, Ancient

220 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

Jean-Pierre Vernant was a French historian and anthropologist, specialist in ancient Greece. Influenced by Claude Lévi-Strauss, Vernant developed a structuralist approach to Greek myth, tragedy, and society which would itself be influential among classical scholars. He was an honorary professor at the Collège de France.

Born in Provins, France, Vernant at first studied philosophy, receiving his agrégation in this field in 1937.

A member of the Young Communists (Jeunes Communistes), Vernant joined the French Resistance during World War II and was a member of Libération-sud (founded by Emmanuel d'Astier). He later commanded the French Interior Forces (FFI) in Haute-Garonne under the pseudonym of "Colonel Berthier." He was a Companion of the Liberation. After the war, he remained a member of the French Communist Party until 1969.

He entered the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in 1948 and, under the influence of Louis Gernet, turned to the study of ancient Greek anthropology. Ten years later, he became director of studies at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS). In 1971 he was professor in the University of São Paulo. This visit was also an act of protest that he made with François Châtelet against the brazilian military government (dictatorship).

He was a member of the French sponsorship committee for the Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World. He supported the funding organisation Non-Violence XXI.

He was awarded the CNRS gold medal in 1984. In 2002, he received an honorary doctorate at the University of Crete.

Vernant died a few days after his 93rd birthday in Sèvres.

Reviews

[Sinem A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

biraz akademik gibi dursa da antik yunan inanışları yapısı hakkında kısa ama yoğun bir bilgi kaynağı

[Hasan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Çevirisi çok kötü.

[Ivan Loginov · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book shows the unique thought of J. P. Vernant, who employed an updated version of the structuralist analysis of mythology (that was earlier demonstrated by Claude Lévi-Strauss) to study Greek myths in connection or juxtaposition to the issues of marriage, customs, wars, etc. Coming from a Marxist standpoint, he stressed the historical embeddedness of particular myths and socio-political elements related to them, and, of course, their ideological background. Interestingly, this approach did not lead him to reductionism one might expect, on the contrary, sociocultural context allowed him to more thoroughly explore the meanings of the signs, symbols, and other elements of the studied material.

[Alejandro Orradre · Rating 5 out of 5]

Imprescindible ensayo para comprender la relación entre la religión griega y su sociedad, sus implicaciones en el día día e incluso en la conformación de su misma cultura -tanto política como social-. Pese a manejar un vocabulario y estilo denso -muy académico- su lectura resulta apasionante para cualquier persona interesada en el mundo clásico.

[Hasan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Başlangıç niteliğinde, bu kitap tabii ki yetmez tek başına. Kitabın içinde de hoş bir ileri okuma listesi var. Oraya gidicez hadi bakalım

[Eda Bozkurt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Türkçesi çok kötü, sürekli eski sözcükler kullanılmış,
(ör;evrensel yerine acunsal denmiş), metin akmıyor.

Kitaba gelince tabii kötü bir türkçeden okumamın etkisi de vardır ama beklediğim kadar iyi değildi. Bir çok bölüm çok detaylıydı ve sıcıydı keşke yalnızca ilgimi çeken bölümü okusaydım diye düşündüm.

[Marion Hilairante · Rating 4 out of 5]

C’est dur à livre mais c’est BIEN

[Gynee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Molt complet i educatiu. Bon estudi quantitatiu sobre la societat Grega.

[Yasin Çetin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eski Yunan'da mit, kült, din ve gizemlerine kısa bir yolculuk.

[Merve · Rating 3 out of 5]

İyi bir kitap ama çevirisi iyi yapılmamış bence. Daha açık ifadeler kullanılabilirdi.