@book{
editor = "Đorđević Crnobrnja, Jadranka",
author = "Stevanović, Lada",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Iako nas od grčke i rimske prošlosti razdvajaju epohe i vekovi, antika je i danas na više načina prisutna. Knjiga Antika i mi(t) bavi se susretima sa antičkom kulturom, mitovima i odgovarajućim narativima koji se tematizuju u različitim životnim sferama - na tržištu, u svakodnevici, oglašavanju, sportu, književnosti, stripu, teoriji i filozofiji. Istraživačka perspektiva kombinacija je studija recepcije antike i antropologije antičkih svetova.
Ova knjiga predstavlja jedno od mogućih putovanja kroz lavirint brojnih primera recepcije antike, otkrivajući nam da su savremena i popularna viđenja antike češće posledica predstava o ovoj epohi, nego što uistinu odražavaju antičke vrednosti. Slično je bilo i u prošlosti, naročito počev od renesanse, kada se antika koristila, a katakda i zloupotrebljavala, u skladu sa potrebama onih koji su se njom inspirisali i preoblikovali je - u umetnosti često kreativnije i inventivnije, u ideologijama s više krutosti i funkcionalnosti.
Kakvi su savremeni susreti s antikom? Na čemu počiva autoritet ove epohe? Šta je kolonizacija prošlosti? Studija nas upoznaje sa dominantnim tokovima recepcije antike i sa idejama o ovoj epohi koje su bile postojane i snažne, preispitujući ih ne samo istraživačkim argumentima, već i kroz novije primere recepcije. Poslednje poglavlje nudi preokrenutu perspektivu i iz antropološke vizure pruža primer kontinuiteta fenomena koji sa antikom većina ljudi ne bi povezala, a to je crni humor., The title of the book Antika i mi(t) is difficult to translate into English, because it is based on a word pun. It might be read either as antiquity and us (mi), or in another version as antiquity and myth (mit). As stated in the subtitle, it questions dominant traditions of classical reception, i.e. of the ways in
which antiquity and ancient myths were transmitted and reshaped
throughout history.
The book discusses various ways in which we come across ancient myths, antiquity, or narratives about it. It goes about reception of antiquity in different spheres of life – everyday reality, sports, literature, theatre, comics, theory and philosophy, and as such, methodologically it enters the fields of classical reception studies and, inevitably of anthropology of ancient
worlds.
In everyday life, antiquity is actually everywhere. Only at home, I have just come across the cream called Bioderma, the wine Felix’s blood, the shampoo by Aphrodite cosmetics and Ajax cleaning product. Exactly such a presence of antiquity in trademarks is discussed in the first section „Antiquity around us“. One of the conclusions is that antiquity and its usage in the domain of marketing lies in the long tradition of constructing the power of antiquity as European glorified past. The second chapter of this section „Was sport ever only sport?“ focuses on the invention of modern Olympic games and all discrepancies and myths about its connection with ancient Greek Olympic competitions. The questioning of the claims of continuity between ancient and modern games reveals important aspect of ideological instrumentalization of antiquity.
The second section has a title „Antigone’s rebellions“ and is divided into three main chapters. The first, discusses reception of Antigone in philosophical tradition – from Hegel, to Kierkegaard, concluding with Judith Butler. These examples of reception in philosophy open another domain in which ancient
myths are still present. Discussing the relation and reading of antiquity and ancient myths in certain periods, contexts and philosophies, reveal often more about the discussed philosophers
and their time, than about antiquity. The issue that comes up as an important in this chapter is the position of women – both in everyday life, in western philosophical tradition, as well as in arts and myth, revealing the long existence of patriarchy, but also pointing to existing niches through which women could express their position and influence. Two chapters that follow, put Antigone in theatre and in comics, both being examples of different usage of ancient myth with the political potential of raising important social questions.
The third section „Women’s inscription“ is devoted to two novels by women authors and about female mythical protagonists. The first is Medea. Voices (1996) by Krista Wolf, and the second one is Penelopiad (2005) by Margaret Atwood. In both novels, the authors make intervention into famous myths, changing the perspective of the stories and giving the voice to their heroines. Bot novels raise a question not only about female repression in the long mythical tradition, but also about the space that the myth opens to challenge tradition that supports existing patriarchal mechanisms. This brings us to the fourth section that is devoted to „Ancient myth and theory“. The first chapter discusses the presence
of ancient myth in psychoanalysis and its influence on the overall huge impact that Freud’s Oedipus theory had on the reception of the famous myth, creating practically new myth in which many people still believe. The following chapter moves to feminist theories and researches how myths may be used
creatively. Very important for these examples of reception is absence of essentialism and the awareness that myths and their meanings are never fixed, that they may be redefined, retold and rearranged. Exactly through these changes and inscriptions, it is possible to raise interesting and important social questions.
Finally, the third chapter offers the view into the possible anthropological research of gender in myths.
The final section makes a shift in the research perspective. It is not any more focused on reception, but rather on continuities. The chapter discusses black humor and the changes
of this phenomenon through the time, following on one hand literary tradition and on the other hand, the ritual practices, both in Serbia and in ancient Greece.",
publisher = "Loznica : Karpos, Beograd : Etnografski institut SANU / Belgrade : Institute of Ethnography SASA",
title = "Antika i mi(t): preispitivanje dominantnih tokova recepcije antike",
pages = "1-152",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_14538"
}
