Name: Dionysos. Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life (Archetypal Images in Greek Religion, Volume 2)
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Author: Karl Kerenyi;Ralph Manheim
ISBN: 9780691281780

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Dionysos. Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life (Archetypal Images in Greek Religion, Volume 2)

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Author

Karl Kerenyi;Ralph Manheim

Year

2026

Pages

520

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.5x15.6 cm

ISBN13

9780691281780

Dionysos. Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life (Archetypal Images in Greek Religion, Volume 2)

Karl Kerenyi;Ralph Manheim (Author) · Princeton University Press · Hardcover

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Synopsis "Dionysos. Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life (Archetypal Images in Greek Religion, Volume 2)"

A landmark account of the Dionysos myth as an archetypal expression of indestructible lifeNo 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.