Dionysos, Money and Drama

Abstract

Ihe sixth-century greek polis was almost certainly the first thoroughly monetized society in history. This radical transformation of social relations was accompa nied by?and influenced?radical cultural transformation, notably the development of metaphysics and of sophisti cated drama. This is the argument of my Money and the Early Greek Mind (Cambridge 2004). Here I take the argu ment further by suggesting a new way of thinking about the Dionysiac that involves its relationship to monetization. This does not, of course, include every aspect of the god. My main focus is on the Dionysiac thiasos and on the drama that developed out of its celebrations.

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