Civilizing Violence: Satyrs on 6th-century Greek Vases

Civilizing Violence: Satyrs on 6th-century Greek Vases
ISBN-10
3727814977
ISBN-13
9783727814976
Category
Mythology, Greek, in art
Pages
148
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Author
Cornelia Isler-Kerényi

Description

Convinced that the images on Greek pottery vases offer a valuable approach to the religious world of the ancients, the author investigates how the Greeks integrated violence into society.

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