The Greeks and Us

Preface

Foreword

1. Doing anthropology with the Greeks

2. From myth to mythology: ranging from native Americans to ancient Greeks

3. Transcribing mythologies. From Japan and New Caledonia to the pontiffs of Rome

4. The wide-open mouth of Truth

5. ‘Digging in’ in the times between Oedipus of Thebes and modern national identities

6. Comparabilities viewed from the vantage point of politics

Afterword

Notes

Index