Luck, Fate and Fortune

Esther Eidinow

Buch

Antiquity and Its Legacy

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Publisher:: Oxford University Press, 04/2011
Binding:: Gebunden
Language:: Englisch
ISBN-13:: 9780195380781
Item number:: 9052812
Volume:: 224 Pages
Weight:: 408 g
Format:: 213 x 140 mm
Thickness:: 23 mm
Release date:: 15.4.2011
Note: Caution: Product is not in German language

Blurb

Exploring some of the key ideas of ancient Greek culture that resonate with modern conceptions of destiny, and drawing on approaches from cognitive anthropology, and drawing on approaches from cognitive anthropology, Eidinow examines the ancients' notion of luck as a means to explain daily experiences. Focusing on writers such as Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Demosthenes, the author shows how concepts of fate in antiquity changed over time, in response to social and political currents. She draws too on modern cultural texts like Terminator 2 and Lawrence of Arabia, demonstrating how the recurring questions "what if?" and "why me?" are fundamental to the human relationship with an uncertain future, whether it be in the ancient past or the present day.