Name: Eleusis. Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter (Archetypal Images in Greek Religion, Volume 4)
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Author: Karl Kerenyi;Ralph Manheim
ISBN: 9780691281841

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Eleusis. Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter (Archetypal Images in Greek Religion, Volume 4)

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Author

Karl Kerenyi;Ralph Manheim

Year

2026

Pages

304

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.5x15.6 cm

ISBN13

9780691281841

Eleusis. Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter (Archetypal Images in Greek Religion, Volume 4)

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

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Synopsis "Eleusis. Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter (Archetypal Images in Greek Religion, Volume 4)"

A landmark account of the Eleusinian Mysteries by one of the leading mythologists of the twentieth centuryThe Sanctuary of Eleusis near Athens was the center of a religious cult that endured for nearly two thousand years and whose initiates came from all parts of the civilized world. In this classic work, Carl Kerényi examines the Mysteries of Eleusis from the standpoint not only of Greek myth but also of human nature. He reveals how the yearly autumnal mysteries were based on the ancient myth of Demeter’s search for her ravished daughter Persephone, a search that he equates not only with woman’s quest for completion but with every person’s pursuit of identity. Drawing on archaeology, objects of art, and religious history, Kerényi explores what the mysteries may have been like for those who experienced them and suggests rich parallels with other mythologies.