This book examines the plays of the Greek comic writer Aristophanes and attempts to reconstruct the responses of the original audiences by using anthropological techniques to compare the plays with ...

What do Greek myths mean and how was meaning created for the ancient viewer? In Art, Myth, and Ritual in Classical Greece, Judith Barringer considers the use of myth on monuments at several key sites ...

Passed down from generation to generation, the myths and rituals of Native Americans form a rich religious and cultural base from which all members of each society can create and maintain a sense of ...

An analysis of ancient residues left on a vase depicting the Egyptian deity Bes reveals it may have been used to reenact a myth.

Egyptians drank hallucinogenic cocktails in ancient rituals, study confirms New paper's findings reveal a mix of psychedelic drugs, body fluids and alcohol likely used for fertility rituals Date: ...

Stravinsky: Myths & Rituals is a five-concert series presented by the Philharmonia Orchestra, exploring many facets of Stravinsky's music. In a new broadcast partnership, BBC Radio 3 is relaying ...