Myth, ritual, and metallurgy in ancient Greece and recent Africa / Sandra Blakely.
| Author/creator | Blakely, Sandra, 1959- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. |
| Description | xiv, 328 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The Greek daimones -- Iconography and metallurgy -- African iron: history, ritual, and investigation -- Birth, craft, and the daimones: the eretrian hymn to the daktyloi -- Gender and production: the Fipa -- The daimones: fertility and ritual performance -- Pharmaka and apotropaia: the daimones and medicine -- Iron and political power: Africa -- Bakongo investiture: kings, iron, and autochthones -- Daimones and political power: idaian daktyloi in the phoronis -- Pindar's telchines. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-304) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2006000509 |
| ISBN | 0521855004 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780521855006 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BL785 .B53 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |