{"product_id":"wands-of-dionysus-sins-of-prometheus-thyrsus-narthex-fire-paperback","title":"Wands of Dionysus Sins of Prometheus: Thyrsus Narthex \u0026 Fire - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Le'shon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome trace the gift of fire to the gods; others to theft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study examines the ritual wands associated with that fire-the \u003ci\u003ethyrsus\u003c\/i\u003e of Dionysus and the \u003ci\u003enarthēx\u003c\/i\u003e of Prometheus-not as mythic curiosities, but as artifacts of theological engineering. Across literary fragments, visual motifs, and cultic practice, Le'Shon reconstructs their function as instruments of transformation, mediating between the sacred and profane, the social and divine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar from mere emblems of ecstasy or transgression, these fennel stalks encoded a deeper schema: one of initiation, rupture, and reintegration. Through them, the text explores how ritual objects transmitted paradigms of kingship, kinship, and cosmic alignment in the Late Bronze Age world, informing the sociopolitical architectures that seeded classical antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeither history nor speculation, this is a close reading of myth as method-\u003cbr\u003ea tracing of ember-lines through time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47419820769458,"sku":"9781717771995","price":25.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/YFBht_XyRH9781717771995.webp?v=1783327710","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/wands-of-dionysus-sins-of-prometheus-thyrsus-narthex-fire-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}