Dionysos: Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life by Carl Kerenyi - 1996
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Item specifics
- Condition
- PublishedOn
- 1996-09-16
- Title
- Dionysos: Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life (Bollingen Ser
- ISBN
- 9780691029153
- Subject Area
- Religion, Social Science
- Publication Name
- Dionysos : Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Item Length
- 8.9 in
- Subject
- Folklore & Mythology, Antiquities & Archaeology
- Publication Year
- 1996
- Series
- Bollingen Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.5 in
- Item Weight
- 27.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 7.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 520 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691029156
ISBN-13
9780691029153
eBay Product ID (ePID)
875499
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
520 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Dionysos : Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life
Publication Year
1996
Subject
Folklore & Mythology, Antiquities & Archaeology
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Social Science
Series
Bollingen Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
27.1 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
Reviews
"A monumental work by one of this century's leading students of ancient religion. . . . The book is lavishly produced. . . . Should remain a standard item for some time to come." -- Choice, "A monumental work by one of this centurys leading students of ancient religion. . . . The book is lavishly produced. . . . Should remain a standard item for some time to come."-- Choice, "A monumental work by one of this century's leading students of ancient religion. . . . The book is lavishly produced. . . . Should remain a standard item for some time to come."-- Choice, A monumental work by one of this century's leading students of ancient religion. . . . The book is lavishly produced. . . . Should remain a standard item for some time to come. -- Choice, A monumental work by one of this century's leading students of ancient religion. . . . The book is lavishly produced. . . . Should remain a standard item for some time to come.
Series Volume Number
144
Illustrated
Yes
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface Introduction I Minoan Visions 5 II Light and Honey 29 III The Cretan Core of the Dionysos Myth 52 IV The Myths of Arrival 129 V Dionysos Trieterikos, God of the Two-Year Period 189 VI The Dionysos of the Athenians and of His Worshipers in the Greek Mysteries 273 Abbreviations 391 List of Works Cited 393 Index 421 A Note on C. Kerenyi 445 A Bibliography of C. Kerenyi 447
Synopsis
No other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and nature of Greece and Italy, in the tradition of antiquity, as Dionysos. This work presents a historical account of the religion of Dionysos from its beginnings in the Minoan culture to its transition to a cosmic and cosmopolitan religion of late antiquity under the Roman Empire., No other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and nature of Greece and Italy, in the sensuous tradition of antiquity, as Dionysos. In myth and image, in visionary experience and ritual representation, the Greeks possessed a complete expression of indestructible life, the essence of Dionysos. In this work, the noted mythologist and historian of religion Carl Ker nyi presents a historical account of the religion of Dionysos from its beginnings in the Minoan culture down to its transition to a cosmic and cosmopolitan religion of late antiquity under the Roman Empire. From the wealth of Greek literary, epigraphic, and monumental traditions, Ker nyi constructs a picture of Dionysian worship, always underlining the constitutive element of myth. Included in this study are the secret cult scenes of the women's mysteries both within and beyond Attica, the mystic sacrificial rite at Delphi, and the great public Dionysian festivals at Athens. The way in which the Athenian people received and assimilated tragedy in its immanent connection with Dionysos is seen as the greatest miracle in all cultural history. Tragedy and New Comedy are seen as high spiritual forms of the Dionysian religion, and the Dionysian element itself is seen as a chapter in the religious history of Europe., No other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and nature of Greece and Italy, in the sensuous tradition of antiquity, as Dionysos. In myth and image, in visionary experience and ritual representation, the Greeks possessed a complete expression of indestructible life, the essence of Dionysos. In this work, the noted mythologist and historian of religion Carl Kerényi presents a historical account of the religion of Dionysos from its beginnings in the Minoan culture down to its transition to a cosmic and cosmopolitan religion of late antiquity under the Roman Empire. From the wealth of Greek literary, epigraphic, and monumental traditions, Kerényi constructs a picture of Dionysian worship, always underlining the constitutive element of myth. Included in this study are the secret cult scenes of the women's mysteries both within and beyond Attica, the mystic sacrificial rite at Delphi, and the great public Dionysian festivals at Athens. The way in which the Athenian people received and assimilated tragedy in its immanent connection with Dionysos is seen as the greatest miracle in all cultural history. Tragedy and New Comedy are seen as high spiritual forms of the Dionysian religion, and the Dionysian element itself is seen as a chapter in the religious history of Europe., This work presents a historical account of the religion of Dionysos, from its beginnings in the Minoan culture, down to its transition to a cosmic and cosmopolitan religion of late antiquity under the Roman Empire. It constructs a picture of Dionysian worship, always underlining the constitutive element of myth. Included in this study are the secret cult sects of the women's mysteries, both within and beyond Attica, the mystic sacrificial rite at Delphi, and the great public Dionysian festivals at Athens. The way in which the Athenian people received and assimilated tragedy in its immanent connection with Dionysos is seen as a the greatest miracle in all cultural history. Tragedy and New Comedy are seen as high spiritual forms of the Dionysian religion, and the Dionysian element itself is seen as a chapter in the relgious history of Europe.
LC Classification Number
BL820.B2
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