Myth, ritual, and metallurgy in ancient Greece and recent Africa

Sandra Blakely

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Classical Antiquity Studies Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts

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Introduction Part I. Data and Methodologies: 1. The Greek daimones 2. Iconography and metallurgy 3. African iron: history, ritual, and investigation Part II. Metallurgy and Birth: 4. Birth, craft, and the daimones: the Erectrian hymn to the Daktyloi 5. Gender and production: the Fipa 6. The daimones: fertility and ritual performance 7. Pharmaka and apotropaia Part III. Metallurgy and Political Power: 8. Iron and political power: Africa 9. Bakongo investiture: kings, iron, and autochthones 10. Daimones and political power: Idaian Daktyloi in the Phoronis 11. Pindar's Telchines Conclusion.

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