LEADER 04346nam 2200721 450 001 9910459681203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8122-9021-6 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812290219 035 $a(CKB)3710000000274781 035 $a(OCoLC)893686331 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10941600 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001352680 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11751541 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001352680 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11313168 035 $a(PQKB)10913534 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3442425 035 $a(OCoLC)892777787 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse35455 035 $a(DE-B1597)450996 035 $a(OCoLC)896838621 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812290219 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3442425 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10941600 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL682528 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000274781 100 $a20141001h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aFoundation myths in ancient societies $edialogues and discourses /$fedited by Naoi?se Mac Sweeney 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania :$cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press,$d2015. 210 4$d©2015 215 $a1 online resource (252 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-322-51246-9 311 $a0-8122-4642-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tList of Abbreviations --$tIntroduction --$tChapter 1. Foreign Founders: Greeks and Hebrews --$tChapter 2. Oikist and Archegetes in Context: Representing the Foundation of Sicilian Naxos --$tChapter 3. Who?s the Daddy? Contesting and Constructing Theseus? Paternity in Fifth- Century Athens --$tChapter 4. The Founder?s Shrine and the Foundation of Ai Khanoum --$tChapter 5. Alexander, Agathos Daimon, and Ptolemy: The Alexandrian Foundation Myth in Dialogue --$tChapter 6. Figuring Rome?s Foundation on the Iliac Tablets --$tChapter 7. Beyond Greece and Rome: Foundation Myths on Tyrian Coinage in the Third Century ad --$tEpilogue --$tList of Contributors --$tIndex --$tAcknowledgments 330 $aThroughout the ancient world, origin stories were told across the ancient world in many different ways: through poetry, prose, monumental and decorative arts, and performance in civic and religious rituals. Foundation myths, particularly those about the beginnings of cities and societies, played an important role in the dynamics of identity construction and in the negotiation of diplomatic relationships between communities. Yet many ancient communities had not one but several foundation myths, offering alternative visions and interpretations of their collective origins. Seeking to explain this plurality, Foundation Myths in Ancient Societies explores origin stories from a range of classical and ancient societies, covering both a broad chronological span (from Greek colonies to the high Roman empire) and a wide geographical area (from the central Mediterranean to central Asia). Contributors explore the reasons several different, sometimes contradictory myths might coexist or even coevolve. Collectively, the chapters suggest that the ambiguity and dissonance of multiple foundation myths can sometimes be more meaningful than a single coherent origin narrative. Foundation Myths in Ancient Societies argues for a both/and approach to foundation myths, laying a framework for understanding them in dialogue with each other and within a wider mythic context, as part of a wider discourse of origins. Contributors: Lieve Donnellan, Alfred Hirt, Naoíse Mac Sweeney, Rachel Mairs, Irad Malkin, Daniel Ogden, Robin Osborne, Michael Squire, Susanne Turner. 606 $aMyth 606 $aMythology 606 $aCivilization, Ancient 606 $aGroup identity 607 $aMediterranean Region$xCivilization 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMyth. 615 0$aMythology. 615 0$aCivilization, Ancient. 615 0$aGroup identity. 676 $a292.1/3 702 $aMac Sweeney$b Naoi?se$f1982- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459681203321 996 $aFoundation myths in ancient societies$92465607 997 $aUNINA