{"product_id":"foundation-myths-in-ancient-societies-9780812246421","title":"Foundation Myths in Ancient Societies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy did so many ancient communities have not one, but several, foundation myths? This book addresses the phenomenon of plural foundation myths, exploring examples from across classical antiquity. It makes the case for understanding foundation myths not as stand-alone stories, but as elements within a wider discourse of origins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An outstanding contribution to the study of foundation myths in ancient societies. Mac Sweeney sets out an exciting new paradigm in which they are treated as segments of multilayered foundation discourse; the individual contributors apply this model to a wide range of ancient societies from Italy to Afghanistan, with breathtaking results.\" * Ian Rutherford, University of Reading *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e —Naoíse Mac Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Foreign Founders: Greeks and Hebrews\u003cbr\u003e —Irad Malkin\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Oikist and Archegetes in Context: Representing the Foundation of Sicilian Naxos\u003cbr\u003e —Lieve Donnellan\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Who's the Daddy?: Contesting and Constructing Theseus' Paternity in Fifth-Century Athens\u003cbr\u003e —Susanne Turner\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. The Founder's Shrine and the Foundation of Ai Khanoum\u003cbr\u003e —Rachel Mairs\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Alexander, Agathos Daimon, and Ptolemy: The Alexandrian Foundation Myth in Dialogue\u003cbr\u003e —Daniel Ogden\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Figuring Rome's Foundation on the Iliac Tablets\u003cbr\u003e —Michael Squire\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Beyond Greece and Rome: Foundation Myths on Tyrian Coinage in the Third Century ad\u003cbr\u003e —Alfred Hirt\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e —Robin Osborne\u003cbr\u003e List of Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405724197207,"sku":"9780812246421","price":56.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/foundation-myths-in-ancient-societies-9780812246421","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}