The aim of the present thesis is to introduce different types of cunning intelligence in Greek mythology and their role in the broader context of Greek thought. The subject matter is explored using representative mythic figures and situations. The pivotal problem is the relationship between cunning tricks and both cultural and divine order. The first part is concerned with greek expressions connected to cunning tricks and their possible meanings. The subsequent section deals with the forms of cunning as they can be seen in the charecters of Hermes and Odysseus and considers the way in which cunning tricks can be beneficial to order. A comparison with other cunning characters and myths of origins of rituals follow in the final chapter. It concludes with determining in which context a cunning trick is acceptable. In conclusion it is argued that cunning intelligence bears a culturally constitutive function and may even be beneficial in existing order. However, its positive role is manifested maily in the primordial state of the universe when cultural order is not clearly delimited. Cunning intelligence always remains ambivalent and a paradox. Its ambiguity is most apparent in clearly defined and structured cultural order.

No single volume of mythological or philological research exists for Hades. In the one moment Hades appears in archaic Greek literature, speaking for only ten lines, Hermes stands nearby. Thus, to understand and journey to Hades is to reckon with Hermes’ close presence. As I synthesize research by writers from several different disciplines, may some light be brought into the depths. May we analyze Hades’ brief appearance in archaic Greek literature, examining how what I define as the “Hermetic” emits from his breath in the one moment he physically appears and speaks.

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Mardi Gras draws millions of tourists to New Orleans yearly, contributing to the economy of the city. Visitors soon discover the thrill of catching "throws" tossed to paradegoers by members of parade organizations' riding floats. For tourists and locals alike, throws become the cultural currency of New Orleans during Carnival. Beads, doubloons, coconuts, cups and other throws develop an inherent value, enticing crowds. People esteem throws enough to compete for them, with varying levels of intensity, along parade routes and on the streets of the French Quarter. The purchase of throws by Carnival krewes also brings revenue into New Orleans. Scholars have written many studies on Mardi Gras, including studies on individual organizations, tourism and economy. However, no study examines the history of Mardi Gras throws. This thesis seeks to fill that void, and establishes an earlier date for the first time beads were thrown from floats.

<p>Min ambition med denna uppsats har varit att visa på hur Loke har utsatts för ett justitiemord. Han anklagas för att ligga bakom mordet på Balder, och därigenom förlusten av odödlighet i den fornnordiska gudavärlden. Jag har velat visa hur Loke till sin karaktär är en maliciös trixter, detta genom att jämför hans roll med andra trixters, och hur ovanlig hans utveckling till att bli fiendens härförare egentligen är. Vid jämförelser av de tre föreliggande källorna: Den Poetiska Eddan, Snorres edda och Saxos Den Store Danmarkshistorie, har det visat sig att de har väldigt olika saker att säga om Loke, och den roll han eventuellt spelar i omständigheterna kring Balders död. I polemik med den store auktoriteten på området, George Dumézil, som vill hävda att Loke är identisk med den indoeuropeiska Duryodhana vill jag hävda att Dumézils tes i alltför hög grad bygger på Lokes agerande i Snorres version av händelserna kring Balders död och att de två andra källorna avviker från denna beskrivning av det inträffade.</p>

Min ambition med denna uppsats har varit att visa på hur Loke har utsatts för ett justitiemord. Han anklagas för att ligga bakom mordet på Balder, och därigenom förlusten av odödlighet i den fornnordiska gudavärlden. Jag har velat visa hur Loke till sin karaktär är en maliciös trixter, detta genom att jämför hans roll med andra trixters, och hur ovanlig hans utveckling till att bli fiendens härförare egentligen är. Vid jämförelser av de tre föreliggande källorna: Den Poetiska Eddan, Snorres edda och Saxos Den Store Danmarkshistorie, har det visat sig att de har väldigt olika saker att säga om Loke, och den roll han eventuellt spelar i omständigheterna kring Balders död. I polemik med den store auktoriteten på området, George Dumézil, som vill hävda att Loke är identisk med den indoeuropeiska Duryodhana vill jag hävda att Dumézils tes i alltför hög grad bygger på Lokes agerande i Snorres version av händelserna kring Balders död och att de två andra källorna avviker från denna beskrivning av det inträffade.

Orientador: Francisco Foot Hardman / Acompanha 1 CD-ROM / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-14T04:43:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Garcia_MariaOlivia_D.pdf: 3181008 bytes, checksum: 0bfe5a9cf7d149a8e5910b767f724eed (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: Uma nova leitura do Eu, de Augusto dos Anjos, é a proposta maior desta tese; que também apresenta objetivos secundários, como uma incursão pelas obras e periódicos do final do século XIX e início do XX, para entender a visão de mundo do intelectual daquela época; a compreensão das alegorias e metáforas da podridão, utilizadas pelo poeta e dessa sondagem no ?eu? individual, projetado no ?Eu? coletivo; encontrar em qual linha da monadologia está norteada a filosofia de Augusto dos Anjos; ver o que se veiculava, naquela época, sobre o Budismo, a Teosofia, o pensamento de Nietzsche, Haeckel, Kant, Schopenhauer e Bergson; sobre a mimese aristotélica, as tragédias grega e moderna; estudar a etimologia das palavras de Augusto e tecer um paralelo com Ruínas de um Governo, de Rui Barbosa, encontrando um sentido para esse poema lírico-trágicomoderno, o Eu e sentir essa dor da solidão humana no homem desamparado neste país de tantas injustiças sociais. / Abstract: A new reading of the book Eu (I), of Augusto dos Anjos, is the largest proposal of this thesis, which also has secondary objectives, as an incursion by the magazines, books and periodicals of the late nineteenth century and beginning of XX, to understand the vision of the intellectual world that season, to understand the allegories and metaphors of decay, used by the poet and the survey on the "I" of a men, designed the "I" of a group, which is his monadology line, wich is the philosophy that was guide Augusto dos Anjos, see what is conveyed , then, what are published on Buddhism, on Teosofy, and about the Nietzsche's thought, and Haeckel, Kant, Schopenhauer and so Bergson, know about the Aristotelian mimesis, the Greek tragedies and modern tragedies, consider the etymology of the Augusto vocabulary and make a parallel with Ruins of a Government, of Rui Barbosa, finding a meaning to this lyric-tragic-modern poetry, the Eu; and try to feel the pain of loneliness in the human naked and alone man in this country of so many social injustices. / Doutorado / Teoria e Critica Literaria / Doutor em Teoria e História Literária

Dissertation "Myths of the Czech Music Alternative in the 1980s" presents an anthropological view of the phenomenon of a parallel culture in a limiting situation. On the basis of biographical narratives, additional interviews and data gained from other types of sources, "myths" are constructed for seven major figures of the Czech alternative scene. This is an insider's ethnomusicological interpretation, based on Mircea Eliade's and Bronislaw Malinowski's concepts of myth as recurrent and exemplary models of behavior. The described personalities, Jazz Section (Prometheus), Miroslav Wanek ("hero's journey") Karel Babuljak ("search for paradise lost"), Pavel Zajíček (Odysseus), Mikoláš Chadima ("Rebel"), Oldřich Janota (Hermes), and Marka Míková (Psyche), represent some of the main trends in creative processes of the Czech music alternative scene with myth being used as a metaphor. The metaphor is understood here in the terms of Timothy Rice, i.e. as an organization principle of our thinking, as well as an illuminating image.

Dissertation "Myths of the Czech Music Alternative in the 1980s" presents an anthropological view of the phenomenon of a parallel culture in a limiting situation. On the basis of biographical narratives, additional interviews and data gained from other types of sources, "myths" are constructed for seven major figures of the Czech alternative scene. This is an insider's ethnomusicological interpretation, based on Mircea Eliade's and Bronislaw Malinowski's concepts of myth as recurrent and exemplary models of behavior. The described personalities, Jazz Section (Prometheus), Miroslav Wanek ("hero's journey") Karel Babuljak ("search for paradise lost"), Pavel Zajíček (Odysseus), Mikoláš Chadima ("Rebel"), Oldřich Janota (Hermes), and Marka Míková (Psyche), represent some of the main trends in creative processes of the Czech music alternative scene with myth being used as a metaphor. The metaphor is understood here in the terms of Timothy Rice, i.e. as an organization principle of our thinking, as well as an illuminating image.

Cette thèse traite des statues d'animaux dédiées dans les sanctuaires de Grèce continentale, des îles égéennes et de la côte d'Asie Mineure des périodes archaïque à hellénistique. Les statues, les bases de statues et les éventuelles informations épigraphiques découvertes dans des sanctuaires grecs sont rassemblées dans un catalogue archéologique tandis qu'un catalogue littéraire de sources anciennes le complète. L'étude contextuelle classifie par catégories animalières les statues des deux catalogues. Elle traite du contexte biologique des espèces, des interactions variées entre hommes et animaux, de leur place dans la littérature ancienne et la mythologie, et de leurs représentations dans le contexte religieux. L'étude se poursuit par une étude des sanctuaires receveurs, et une discussion sur le sens des offrandes par catégorie animale. L'importance de certains animaux par leur est aussi prise en considération. Une partie sculpturale s'intéresse à l'esthétique des statues, aux matériaux utilisés, aux prix de ces « anathemata », aux conditions pratiques de réalisation et d'acheminement, au coût du transport, ainsi qu'à l'identité et la spécialité des artistes. Enfin, une analyse systématique des données permet d'établir des liens entre sanctuaires, choix des animaux représentées, divinités honorées, implications géographiques et évolutions diachroniques. L'identité des offrants, publics ou privés, permet d'explorer, au-delà de la démarche religieuse les motivations politiques et implications sociales qui ont motivé les offrandes de statues animalières dans les sanctuaires grecs. / This dissertation focuses on the freestanding statues of animals set as offerings, or “anathemata”, in Greek sanctuaries of the mainland, the Aegean island and the coast of Asia Minor from the Archaic to the Hellenistic periods. Surviving are gatjeres in a catalogue, along with the bases on which animal statues stood and the epigraphic material linked with freestanding animal dedications. A second catalogue lists the animal statues recorded by ancient travelers. The contextual study treats the represented animals by categories. It questions biological data, interactions between humans and animals, the place of animals in ancient Greek literature and mythology, as well as animal representations in a religious context. The receiving sanctuaries are also examined and the meanings of sculptural “anathemata” of each category is discussed. The importance of some animals by their absence is also ta ken into consideration.Observations on ancient sculpture focus on the aesthetics of animal statues, the materials used, the place of the “anathemata”, the practicalities and cost of their transport, and the identity and specialties of the sculptors. Data drawn from the catalogues are systematically analyzed in order to draw links between sanctuaries, choice of represented animals, receiving deities, geographical implications and the diachronic evolution. A study of the dedicators' identity enables the questioning to extend beyond the religious sphere, to the political motives and social implications connected to the dedication of animal statues.