Dionysos: Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life - Rilegato

Kerenyi, Carl

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0691098638 ISBN 13: 9780691098630

Casa editrice: PRINCETON UNIV PR, 1977

Riassunto

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 Kerenyi 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, Kerenyi 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.

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"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

Contenuti

	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

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: PRINCETON UNIV PR
• Data di pubblicazione: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0691098638
• ISBN 13: 9780691098630
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 474