Orpheus and Greek Religion (Mythos Books): A Study of the Orphic Movement (Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology) - Brossura

Guthrie, William Keith

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ISBN 10: 0691024995 ISBN 13: 9780691024998

Casa editrice: Princeton University Press, 1993

Riassunto

The tales told of Orpheus are legion. He is said to have been an Argonaut--and to have saved Jason's life. Rivers are reported to have stopped their flow to listen to the sounds of his lyre and his voice. Plato cites his poetry and Herodotus refers to "practices that are called Orphic." Did Orpheus, in fact, exist? His influence on Greek thought is undeniable, but his disciples left little of substance behind them. Indeed, their Orphic precepts have been lost to time.

W.K.C. Guthrie attempts to uncover and define Orphism by following its circuitous path through ancient history. He tackles this daunting task with the determination of a detective and the analytical rigor of a classical scholar. He ferries his readers with him on a singular voyage of discovery.

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L'autore:

W.K.C. Guthrie was Professor of Classics at Cambridge University. His books include the six-volume History of Classical Philosophy (Cambridge) and The Greeks and their Gods (Methuen).

Contenuti:

	List of illustrations
	Foreword to the Mythos edition
	Preface
Ch. I	Famous Orpheus
Ch. II	What Is Meant by Orphism?
Ch. III	Orpheus and His Story
Ch. IV	The Creation and the Gods as Presented by Orpheus
Ch. V	The Future Life as Seen by Orpheus
Ch. VI	Life and Practices of the Follower of Orpheus
Ch. VII	Orpheus and Other Greek Religious Thinkers
Ch. VIII	Orpheus in the Hellenistic and Graeco-Roman World
	Bibliography
	Notes
	General Index
	Bibliographical Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0691024995
• ISBN 13: 9780691024998
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 352