Ancient Art And Ritual by Jane E. Harrison
A probing study that links surviving art and material remains to ancient ritual practice, arguing that much of Greek myth and iconography can be explained as symbolic residues of cultic rites. Drawing on archaeology, comparative anthropology, and close readings of texts and images, the work traces recurring motifs—masking, dance, animal and vegetation symbolism, fertility rites, and sacrificial scenes—to communal seasonal and initiatory ceremonies, presenting myth as a later interpretive layer over older ritual behaviors. It emphasizes the social and religious function of art as an instrument of ritual memory and communal cohesion, challenging purely aesthetic or literary readings of ancient imagery.
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