Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion

Klappentext An analysis of Greek mythology showing that it embodies belief systems widespread among societies both 'primitive' and 'advanced'. Zusammenfassung Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928) was a pioneer in the academic study of myth. Using the then emerging disciplines of anthropology and ethnology! she demonstrates in this book (from 1903) that the mythological tales of the Greeks embody systems of belief which are widespread among societies both 'primitive' and 'advanced'. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Olympian and chthonic ritual; 2. The Anthesteria; 3. Harvest festivals; 4. The women's festivals; 5. The demonology of ghosts, sprites and bogeys; 6. The making of a goddess; 7. The making of a god; 8. Dionysus; 9. Orpheus; 10. Orphic and Dionysiac mysteries; 11. Orphic eschatology; 12. Orphic cosmosgony; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Harrison, Jane Ellen Harrison, Harrison Jane Ellen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2010
• EAN: 9781108010030
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01003-0
• No. of pages: 708
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, RELIGION / Ancient, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient religions & mythologies, Ancient religions and Mythologies