The dynamis of rings in ancient Greece

  • Charles Delattre Université de Paris Ouest Nanterre, THEMAM (UMR 7041 ArScAn)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CFCG.2014.v24.44720
Keywords: ring, myth, magic, dynamis, power, cycle.

Abstract

In Greek and modern tales, some objects seem to possess a magic power, an internal strength that the owner of the object can use. On the contrary, certain objects, nevertheless identical, seem to lack suche a power. Within the frame of a study centered on rings, we suggest unifying these two categories and redefi ning the notion of ‘magic power’ : ‘magic power’ is not an avatar of the mana defi ned by M. Mauss, but is the member of a confl ict between various strengths at work. Magic appears from then on not as a category per se, but as one of the components of a world socially ridden with confl ict.

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Published
2014-03-26
How to Cite
Delattre C. (2014). The dynamis of rings in ancient Greece. Cuadernos de Filología Clásica. Estudios griegos e indoeuropeos, 24, 39-55. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CFCG.2014.v24.44720
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Vol. 24 (2014)
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