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Demeter and Persephone

Tamara Agha-Jaffar
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      This work demonstrates the continued importance and relevance of the myth of Demeter and Persephone to today's society. The first three chapters provide a summary of the Homeric story and examine the myth from the perspectives of the mother and daughter. The following chapters discuss the symbolism of critical objects, the role of female mentoring, the role of Hades and the meaning of the underworld, the subject of rape, and the masculinist perspective presented by Zeus and Helios, and derive lessons useful for healing and knowledge. The Hymn to Demeter as translated by Helene Foley is included as an appendix in order to provide a basis for the discussion in the text. Notes and a bibliography follow the text.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Tamara Agha-Jaffar EAN: 9780786413430 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 0 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2002-09-12 CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies WIDTH: 0 cm SPINE:

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      Ancient Greece, Ancient (Classical) Greek, BCE period – Protohistory, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers

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      Tamara Agha-Jaffar is a professor of English at Kansas City (Kansas) Community College where she founded the women's studies program. She lives in Overland Park, Kansas.
      This work demonstrates the continued importance and relevance of the myth of Demeter and Persephone to today's society. The first three chapters provide a summary of the Homeric story and examine the myth from the perspectives of the mother and daughter. The following chapters discuss the symbolism of critical objects, the role of female mentoring, the role of Hades and the meaning of the underworld, the subject of rape, and the masculinist perspective presented by Zeus and Helios, and derive lessons useful for healing and knowledge. The Hymn to Demeter as translated by Helene Foley is included as an appendix in order to provide a basis for the discussion in the text. Notes and a bibliography follow the text.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Tamara Agha-Jaffar EAN: 9780786413430 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 0 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2002-09-12 CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies WIDTH: 0 cm SPINE:

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      Ancient Greece, Ancient (Classical) Greek, BCE period – Protohistory, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers

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      Tamara Agha-Jaffar is a professor of English at Kansas City (Kansas) Community College where she founded the women's studies program. She lives in Overland Park, Kansas.

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