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This work argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, the author reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs.

Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece Their

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
      Publication Date: 13/08/2001
      ISBN13: 9780742515246, 978-0742515246
      ISBN10: 0742515249

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      Book Synopsis
      This work argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, the author reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs.

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