The Advent Of Dionysus
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The Advent Of Dionysus
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Author : Dennis Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2015-05-24
The Advent Of Dionysus written by Dennis Hamilton and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-24 with Religion categories.
A book with specific insight into the mysteries of this ancient myth, both its psychological ramifications and, modern day recurrence . . . Retail Paperback
The Advent Of Dionysus The Axis Mundi Ii
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Author : Dennis B. Hamilton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-08-17
The Advent Of Dionysus The Axis Mundi Ii written by Dennis B. Hamilton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-17 with categories.
The Advent of Dionysus - A book with specific insight into the mysteries of this ancient myth, both its psychological ramifications and, modern-day recurrence.
The God Who Comes
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Author : Rosemarie Taylor-Perry
language : en
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Release Date : 2003
The God Who Comes written by Rosemarie Taylor-Perry and has been published by Algora Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
The most widely acclaimed and influential religious cult in the ancient Greek world, for almost 2000 years, was the Eleusinian Mysteries, the Mystery Rites of Dionysos and associated Hellenic deities. Drawing participants from Rome, Egypt and all around the Mediterranean, the Mysteries influenced and inspired many of the greatest minds including Aristotle, Homer and Plutarch. But initiates were sworn to secrecy; and with the advent of Christianity, the Roman Empire stamped out this "cult." How did adherents of Hellene Mystery Deities performed their worship? What was the symbolism of the sacred objects and the actions performed? The God Who Comes is a meticulously researched exploration of how and why these rites were performed, based upon archaeological, scholarly and iconographic evidence -- a refutation of facile New Age inventions. Cicero said, "Athens never created anything nobler than those sublime Mysteries through which we became gentler and have advanced from a barbarous and rustic life to a more civilized one, so that we not only live more joyfully but also die with a better hope." The author traces how the rituals were related chronologically; why it seems that many aspects of ritual action are unclear or appear transposed; and why no scholar intent upon probing the hows and wherefores of ancient Mystery rites had ever presented them in any sort of chronological, easily-understood manner. She examines parallels in diverse civilizations including the use of hallucinogens in religious rites, and archetypal deities such as shape-changers (like the Navajo Coyote). The book includes an index, Greek-to-English glossary, extensive footnotes and bibliography
Zarathustra S Dionysian Modernism
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Author : Robert Gooding-Williams
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2001
Zarathustra S Dionysian Modernism written by Robert Gooding-Williams and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Philosophy categories.
In arguing that Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a philosophical explanation of the possibility of modernism, the author shows that literary fiction can do the work of philosophy.
Gods And The One God
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Author : Robert McQueen Grant
language : en
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Release Date : 1988-01-01
Gods And The One God written by Robert McQueen Grant and has been published by Westminster John Knox Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-01-01 with Religion categories.
Compares early Christian beliefs about God with the religious beliefs of others in the Roman Empire and traces the development of Christian theology
Lament
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Author : Ann Suter
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 2008-02-05
Lament written by Ann Suter and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-05 with History categories.
Oxbow says: Lament, a passionate expression of grief, mourning or sorrow, forms the central theme of this collection of twelve essays.
Bacchius Iudaeus
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Author : James M. Scott
language : en
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Release Date : 2015-08-19
Bacchius Iudaeus written by James M. Scott and has been published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-19 with Religion categories.
James M. Scott examines a denarius minted in Rome in 55 bce which is visually fascinating but conceptually enigmatic. On its obverse, around the head of a female figure with turreted crown, appears the name A. Plautius, who held the office of aedilis curulis in that year; on its reverse is a camel, in front of which a male figure kneels on his right leg, holding the camel's reins in his left hand and extending a branch in his right hand; the legend reads: BACCHIVS IVDAEVS.Scott's study argues that the oft-suggested connection between Aristobulus' gift of the golden vine (from the Temple) and the Bacchius Iudaeus denarius does seem to merit further investigation. To that end,he examines, first, Pompey's own agenda in having the coin minted. It is shown that the year the denarius appeared, 55 bce, was the same year in which Pompey dedicated his spectacular theater-temple in Rome, and, furthermore, that these very public displays are related as expressions of Pompey's Dionysian pretensions. Second, Scott examines each element of the denarius in question, looking for clues as to the meaning of Bacchius Iudaeus. It is shown that the Latin inscription refers first and foremost to the god Bacchus/Dionysus via an interpretatio Romana. Finally, he explores the possible implications of his investigation for the precise date of the fall of Jerusalem in 63 bce. Scott's study delves deeply into Judaism at the beginning of the Roman era, using the Roman coin to highlight the complex interface between Greco-Roman and Jewish religiocultural institutions of the period.
Euripidean Polemic
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Author : N. T. Croally
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1994-10-20
Euripidean Polemic written by N. T. Croally and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-10-20 with Drama categories.
This book sets out to interpret Euripides' The Trojan Women in the light of a view of tragedy which sees its function, as it was understood in classical Athens, as being didactic. This function, the author argues, was carried out by an examination of the ideology to which the audience subscribed. The Trojan Women, powerfully exploiting the dramatic context of the aftermath of the Trojan War, is a remarkable example of tragic teaching. The play questions a series of mutually reinforcing polarities (man/god; man/woman; Greek/barbarian; free/slave) through which an Athenian citizen defined himself, and also examines the dangers of rhetoric and the value of victory in war. By making the didactic function of tragedy the basis of interpretation, the author is able to offer a coherent view of a number of long-standing problems in Euripidean and tragic criticism, namely the relation of Euripides to the sophists, the pervasive self-reference and anachronism in Euripides, the problem of contemporary reference, and the construction and importance of the tragic scene. The book, which makes use of recent scholarship both in Classics and in critical theory, should be read by all those interested in Greek tragedy and in the culture of late fifth-century Athens.
The Golden Bough
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Author : James George Frazer
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1995-12
The Golden Bough written by James George Frazer and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-12 with Magic categories.
A world classic. The Golden Bough describes our ancestors' primitive methods of worship, sex practices, strange rituals and festivals. Disproving the popular thought that primitive life was simple, this monumental survey shows that savage man was enmeshed in a tangle of magic, taboos, and superstitions. Revealed here is the evolution of man from savagery to civilization, from the modification of his weird and often bloodthirsty customs to the entry of lasting moral, ethical, and spiritual values.
Aristophanes And His Tragic Muse
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Author : Stephanie Nelson
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-02-15
Aristophanes And His Tragic Muse written by Stephanie Nelson and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
Aristophanes and His Tragic Muse considers the opposition of comedy and tragedy in 5th century Athens and its effect on the drama of Aristophanes. The study examines tragedy’s focus on necessity and a quest for meaning as a complement to a neglected but critical element in Athenian comedy, a concern with freedom and an underlying ambivalent vision of reality.