Karl Kerényi

Dionysos (eBook, ePUB)

Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life (Archetypal Images in Greek Religion, Volume 2)
Übersetzer: Manheim, Ralph

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A landmark account of the Dionysos myth as an archetypal expression of indestructible life No other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and ritual practices of antiquity as Dionysos. In this book, acclaimed mythologist and historian of religion Carl Kerényi presents an engaging history 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. From the wealth of Greek literary, epigraphic, and monumental traditions, Kerényi constructs a vivid picture of Dionysian worship, bringing to life 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. He shows how tragedy and New Comedy are high spiritual forms of the Dionysian religion and how the Dionysian element itself represents an important chapter in the religious history of Europe.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 520
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2026
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780691290690
• Artikelnr.: 75536115

Autorenporträt

Carl Kerényi (1897-1973) was a Hungarian scholar of classical philology and the history of religion. He made significant contributions to the modern study of Greek mythology and collaborated with figures like C. G. Jung in exploring mythological archetypes.

Inhaltsangabe

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

Rezensionen

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.