The Rape of Troy
Evolution, Violence, and the World of Homer
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ISBN-13:
9780521690478
Veröffentl:
2014
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
13.08.2014
Seiten:
236
Autor:
Jonathan Gottschall
Gewicht:
303 g
Format:
216x140x13 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Homer's epics reflect an eighth-century BCE world of warrior tribes and chiefdoms, fractured by constant strife. Professor Gottschall adopts the innovative approach of analysing Homeric conflict from the perspective of modern evolutionary biology, attributing its intensity to a catalyst familiar across many cultures: a shortage of available young women.
Introduction; 1. Rebuilding Homer's Greece; 2. A short ethnography of Homeric society; 3. Why do men fight? The evolutionary biology and anthropology of male violence; 4. What launched the 1,186 ships?; 5. Status warriors; 6. Homeric women: re-imagining the fitness landscape; 7. Homer's missing daughters; 8. The prisoner's dilemma and the mystery of tragedy; Conclusion: between lions and men.
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