Talismans and Trojan horses : guardian statues in ancient Greek myth and ritual / Christopher A. Faraone.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.Description: xii, 193 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0195064046
- 292.32
Contents:
Dissertation note: Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Stanford University, 1988.
1. Introduction: talismanic and apotropaic images in ancient Greece -- 2. Beastly guardians at the gate -- 3. Fighting with fire -- 4. Dangerous gods and powerful statues -- 5. Binding and burying an effigy of evil -- 6. The trojan horse, Pandora, and the ruse of the talismanic statue -- 7. Epilogue: trajectories into history and art.
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Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Stanford University, 1988.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-169) and indexes.
1. Introduction: talismanic and apotropaic images in ancient Greece -- 2. Beastly guardians at the gate -- 3. Fighting with fire -- 4. Dangerous gods and powerful statues -- 5. Binding and burying an effigy of evil -- 6. The trojan horse, Pandora, and the ruse of the talismanic statue -- 7. Epilogue: trajectories into history and art.