Detienne, Marcel
Overview
| Works: | 221 works in 1,054 publications in 14 languages and 12,642 library holdings |
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| Genres: | History Criticism, interpretation, etc Poetry Myths Folklore |
| Roles: | Author, Director, Editor, Other, Author of introduction, Publishing director, Thesis advisor, Interviewee, Annotator, Contributor |
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Most widely held works about
Marcel Detienne
- The scandal of myth in history : Paul Veyne, Marcel Detienne and the origins of rational thought by Joseph B Bullock( )
- Travail et technique chez les grecs : l'approche de J.-P. Vernant = Work and technics [sic] in ancient Greece : J.-P. Vernant's approach by Charles Kanelopoulos( )
Most widely held works by
Marcel Detienne
The masters of truth in Archaic Greece by
Marcel Detienne(
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97 editions published between 1967 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 1,128 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Masters of Truth in Archaic Greece traces the odyssey of "truth," Aletheia, from mythoreligious to philosophical thought in archaic Greece. Marcel Detienne's starting point is a simple observation: In archaic Greece, three figures - the diviner, the bard, and the king - all share the privilege of dispensing truth by virtue of the religious power of divine memory which provides them with knowledge, both oracular and inspired, of the present, past, and future. Beginning with this definition of the prerational meaning of truth, Detienne proceeds to elaborate the complex conceptual and historical contexts from which emerges the philosophical notion of truth still influencing Western philosophy today
97 editions published between 1967 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 1,128 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Masters of Truth in Archaic Greece traces the odyssey of "truth," Aletheia, from mythoreligious to philosophical thought in archaic Greece. Marcel Detienne's starting point is a simple observation: In archaic Greece, three figures - the diviner, the bard, and the king - all share the privilege of dispensing truth by virtue of the religious power of divine memory which provides them with knowledge, both oracular and inspired, of the present, past, and future. Beginning with this definition of the prerational meaning of truth, Detienne proceeds to elaborate the complex conceptual and historical contexts from which emerges the philosophical notion of truth still influencing Western philosophy today
Cunning intelligence in Greek culture and society by
Marcel Detienne(
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69 editions published between 1974 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 1,022 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
69 editions published between 1974 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 1,022 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The gardens of Adonis : spices in Greek mythology by
Marcel Detienne(
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87 editions published between 1972 and 2013 in 8 languages and held by 954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Rich with implications for the history of sexuality, gender issues, and patterns of hellenic literary imagining, Marcel Detienne's landmark book, first published in 1972, recast 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 resurrection marked a joyous occasion - represented the annual cycle of growth and decay in agriculture. Using the analytic tools of structuralism, Detienne shows instead that the festivals of Adonis depict a seductive but impotent and fruitless deity - whose physical ineptitude led to his death in a boar hunt, after which his body was found in a lettuce patch. Contrasting the festivals of Adonis with the solemn ones dedicated to Demeter, the goddess of grain, he reveals the former as a parody and negation of the institution of marriage." "Detienne considers the short-lived gardens that Athenian women planted in mockery for Adonis's festival, and explores the function of such vegetal matter as spices, mint, myrrh, cereal, and wet plants in religious practice and in a wide selection of myths. His inquiry exposes, among many things, the way sin which women of various martial statuses were regarded and attitudes toward sexual activity ranging from "perverse" acts to marital relations."--Jacket
87 editions published between 1972 and 2013 in 8 languages and held by 954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Rich with implications for the history of sexuality, gender issues, and patterns of hellenic literary imagining, Marcel Detienne's landmark book, first published in 1972, recast 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 resurrection marked a joyous occasion - represented the annual cycle of growth and decay in agriculture. Using the analytic tools of structuralism, Detienne shows instead that the festivals of Adonis depict a seductive but impotent and fruitless deity - whose physical ineptitude led to his death in a boar hunt, after which his body was found in a lettuce patch. Contrasting the festivals of Adonis with the solemn ones dedicated to Demeter, the goddess of grain, he reveals the former as a parody and negation of the institution of marriage." "Detienne considers the short-lived gardens that Athenian women planted in mockery for Adonis's festival, and explores the function of such vegetal matter as spices, mint, myrrh, cereal, and wet plants in religious practice and in a wide selection of myths. His inquiry exposes, among many things, the way sin which women of various martial statuses were regarded and attitudes toward sexual activity ranging from "perverse" acts to marital relations."--Jacket
Dionysos slain by
Marcel Detienne(
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54 editions published between 1977 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 902 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
54 editions published between 1977 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 902 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dionysos at large by
Marcel Detienne(
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51 editions published between 1986 and 2008 in 8 languages and held by 890 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
51 editions published between 1986 and 2008 in 8 languages and held by 890 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Myth, religion, and society : structuralist essays by
Marcel Detienne(
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13 editions published between 1981 and 1986 in English and French and held by 733 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The essays in this volume explore different aspects of the relation between Greek myth and Greek thought between the Archaic period (Homer and Hesiod) and the Hellenistic period, highlighting both the continuities and the contrasts in the Greek interpretations and 'uses' of myth. With the exception of the essay by Louis Gernet, all bear traces of the authors; attempts to combine older views stemming essentially from Durkheim and his pupils with Levi-Strauss's version of structuralism. Because the potential field is unmanageably large this selection concentrates on four important areas: the value of Greek myth in revealing the underlying coherence of Greek views of divinity; the manner in which Greek myth constructed meanings for Greek culture as a whole by selecting and combining certain motifs derived from different areas of life; the relationship between myth and delicate areas of social existence such as the nature of the value of certain objects and the passage of individuals from one status to another; and finally, the role of the myth in providing 'forms' for breaking rules - both in order to confirm the norm and to provide symbolic and actuals means of escape from dominant social rules and meanings. This book should be of interest to students in a number of disciplines concerned with myth and ancient society
13 editions published between 1981 and 1986 in English and French and held by 733 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The essays in this volume explore different aspects of the relation between Greek myth and Greek thought between the Archaic period (Homer and Hesiod) and the Hellenistic period, highlighting both the continuities and the contrasts in the Greek interpretations and 'uses' of myth. With the exception of the essay by Louis Gernet, all bear traces of the authors; attempts to combine older views stemming essentially from Durkheim and his pupils with Levi-Strauss's version of structuralism. Because the potential field is unmanageably large this selection concentrates on four important areas: the value of Greek myth in revealing the underlying coherence of Greek views of divinity; the manner in which Greek myth constructed meanings for Greek culture as a whole by selecting and combining certain motifs derived from different areas of life; the relationship between myth and delicate areas of social existence such as the nature of the value of certain objects and the passage of individuals from one status to another; and finally, the role of the myth in providing 'forms' for breaking rules - both in order to confirm the norm and to provide symbolic and actuals means of escape from dominant social rules and meanings. This book should be of interest to students in a number of disciplines concerned with myth and ancient society
The creation of mythology by
Marcel Detienne(
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8 editions published between 1986 and 1989 in English and held by 578 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published between 1986 and 1989 in English and held by 578 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The cuisine of sacrifice among the Greeks by
Marcel Detienne(
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5 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 523 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 523 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Comparing the incomparable by
Marcel Detienne(
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35 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 513 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
35 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 513 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The writing of Orpheus : Greek myth in cultural context by
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30 editions published between 1989 and 2003 in English and French and held by 510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A profound understanding of ancient Greek myth in its cultural contexts allows Detienne to recover a cultural system from fragments and ephemera—to reproduce, with sensitivity to variation and nuance, the full richness of the mythological repertoire flowing from the writing of Orpheus. His investigation moves from the Orphic writings to broader mysteries: how Greek gods became myths, how myths informed later religious thinking, and how myths have come into play in polemics between competing religions. An eloquent answer to some of the most vexing questions about the myth of Orpheus and its far-reaching ramifications through time and culture, Detienne's work ultimately offers a major rethinking of Greek mythology. [from publisher's advertisement]
30 editions published between 1989 and 2003 in English and French and held by 510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A profound understanding of ancient Greek myth in its cultural contexts allows Detienne to recover a cultural system from fragments and ephemera—to reproduce, with sensitivity to variation and nuance, the full richness of the mythological repertoire flowing from the writing of Orpheus. His investigation moves from the Orphic writings to broader mysteries: how Greek gods became myths, how myths informed later religious thinking, and how myths have come into play in polemics between competing religions. An eloquent answer to some of the most vexing questions about the myth of Orpheus and its far-reaching ramifications through time and culture, Detienne's work ultimately offers a major rethinking of Greek mythology. [from publisher's advertisement]
The daily life of the Greek gods by
Giulia Sissa(
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6 editions published between 1999 and 2001 in English and held by 500 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1999 and 2001 in English and held by 500 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Greeks and us : a comparative anthropology of Ancient Greece by
Marcel Detienne(
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26 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In this new volume, the French historian Marcel Detienne focuses on Eurocentric approaches which have trumpeted the Greeks and their democratic practices as 'our' ancestors and the superiority of the Western tradition to which they gave rise. He argues that such approaches can be seen as narrow-minded and often covertly nationalistic. Detienne advocates what he calls 'comparative anthropology' which sets out to illuminate the comparisons and contrasts between the beliefs, practices and institutions of different ancient and modern societies. Detienne aims to put the Greeks in perspective among other civilizations and also to look afresh at questions of political structure, literacy, nationhood, intellect and mythology."--Jacket
26 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In this new volume, the French historian Marcel Detienne focuses on Eurocentric approaches which have trumpeted the Greeks and their democratic practices as 'our' ancestors and the superiority of the Western tradition to which they gave rise. He argues that such approaches can be seen as narrow-minded and often covertly nationalistic. Detienne advocates what he calls 'comparative anthropology' which sets out to illuminate the comparisons and contrasts between the beliefs, practices and institutions of different ancient and modern societies. Detienne aims to put the Greeks in perspective among other civilizations and also to look afresh at questions of political structure, literacy, nationhood, intellect and mythology."--Jacket
L'invention de la mythologie by
Marcel Detienne(
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38 editions published between 1981 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 384 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Par un spécialiste de la Grèce ancienne, auteur de La Vie quotidienne des dieux grecs
38 editions published between 1981 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 384 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Par un spécialiste de la Grèce ancienne, auteur de La Vie quotidienne des dieux grecs
Les Savoirs de l'écriture : en Grèce ancienne(
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32 editions published between 1983 and 2010 in French and Italian and held by 341 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
32 editions published between 1983 and 2010 in French and Italian and held by 341 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
La Cuisine du sacrifice en pays grec by
Marcel Detienne(
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28 editions published between 1979 and 2011 in French and held by 332 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Religion - Kult - Rituale - Heiligtum - Opfer - Opferplatz
28 editions published between 1979 and 2011 in French and held by 332 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Religion - Kult - Rituale - Heiligtum - Opfer - Opferplatz
Crise agraire et attitude religieuse chez Hésiode by
Marcel Detienne(
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10 editions published in 1963 in 5 languages and held by 204 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published in 1963 in 5 languages and held by 204 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Apollon le couteau à la main : une approche expérimentale du polythéisme grec by
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18 editions published between 1998 and 2009 in French and held by 195 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Esquisser le geste de folie meurtrière d'un dieu et jusque dans son temple, à Delphes, avec ses gestes, ses pratiques, ses instruments, c'est tenter une approche expérimentale du polythéisme, en le prenant dans une entreprise qui vise la confrontation de polythéismes multiples, et dans la manière et dans le style
18 editions published between 1998 and 2009 in French and held by 195 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Esquisser le geste de folie meurtrière d'un dieu et jusque dans son temple, à Delphes, avec ses gestes, ses pratiques, ses instruments, c'est tenter une approche expérimentale du polythéisme, en le prenant dans une entreprise qui vise la confrontation de polythéismes multiples, et dans la manière et dans le style
La vie quotidienne des dieux grecs by
Giulia Sissa(
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15 editions published between 1987 and 2008 in French and Chinese and held by 194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ben shu yi he ma shi shi wei ji chu,Tong guo dui gu xi la zhong shen zai ao lin pa si shan he ren lei she hui zhong de zhu duo ri chang sheng huo xi jie de wa jue,Fu huo le gu xi la yi wang quan wei zhong xin de mai xi ni shi dai he quan ti gong min gong xiang min quan de cheng bang shi dai
15 editions published between 1987 and 2008 in French and Chinese and held by 194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ben shu yi he ma shi shi wei ji chu,Tong guo dui gu xi la zhong shen zai ao lin pa si shan he ren lei she hui zhong de zhu duo ri chang sheng huo xi jie de wa jue,Fu huo le gu xi la yi wang quan wei zhong xin de mai xi ni shi dai he quan ti gong min gong xiang min quan de cheng bang shi dai
Homère, Hésiode et Pythagore; poésie et philosophie dans le pythagorisme ancien by
Marcel Detienne(
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18 editions published between 1952 and 1962 in 4 languages and held by 179 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
18 editions published between 1952 and 1962 in 4 languages and held by 179 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Transcrire les mythologies : tradition, écriture, historicité(
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10 editions published in 1994 in French and held by 140 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published in 1994 in French and held by 140 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Vernant, Jean-Pierre 1914-2007 Author of introduction Author of afterword, colophon, etc. Other Editor
- Dionysus (Greek deity)
- Sissa, Giulia 1954- Author
- Gordon, R. L. (Richard Lindsay) Editor
- Adonis (Greek deity)
- Lloyd, Janet 1934- Other Translator
- Hesiod
- Camassa, Giorgio Other Contributor
- Vidal-Naquet, Pierre 1930-2006 Author of introduction
- Orpheus (Greek mythological character)
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Adonis--(Greek deity) Aesthetics Aesthetics, Ancient Agriculture--Economic aspects Alētheia (The Greek word) Apollo--(Deity) Aromatic plants--Mythology Civilization Civilization, Modern--Greek influences Cults Culture diffusion Dionysia Dionysia--(Artist) Dionysus--(Greek deity) Ethnology--Comparative method Ethnology--Methodology Gods, Greek Greece Greek language--Writing Greek language--Written Greek Greek poetry Group identity Hesiod History--Comparative method History--Methodology Homer Iliad (Homer) Intellect Intellectual life Language and culture Literacy Manners and customs Myth Mythology Mythology, Greek Orpheus--(Greek mythological character) Philosophy, Ancient Poetry Polytheism Pythagoras Reasoning Religion Religions Sacred meals Sacrifice Social conditions Social sciences and history Truth Writing Written communication
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Alternative Names
Detienne, M. 1935-
Detienne Marcel
Detienne, Marcel, 1935-
Etienne, Marcel d'
Marcel Detienne Belgian historian
Marcel Detienne Belgisch antropoloog
Marcel Detienne belgischer Religionswissenschaftler, Altphilologe, historischer Anthropologe und Kulturkomparatist
Marcel Detienne historiador belga
Marcel Detienne storico e storico delle religioni belga
Детьен, Марсель
Марсел Детиен
مارسيل ديتيان، 1935-
مارسيل ديتيين، 1935-
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