Diodorus' Mythistory and the Pagan Mission

Diodorus' Mythistory and the Pagan Mission
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Total Pages : 425
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ISBN-10 : 9789004210103
ISBN-13 : 9004210105
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Download or read book Diodorus' Mythistory and the Pagan Mission written by Iris Sulimani and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The traditional Diodoran scholarship has been challenged in the last decades by a revisionist approach, which concentrates on Diodorus Siculus’ contribution rather than on his lost sources. Building on that approach, this book focuses on the Bibliotheke’s first pentad, which has usually been neglected as a subject of research, and explores the author’s depictions of journeys made by gods and culture-heroes. A thorough investigation of his historiographical methods and his representation of mythical figures demonstrates that the mythological narrative is not only an essential part of his universal history, but also an important supplement to our knowledge of Hellenistic civilization, especially its mentality and historical geography.


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