Eleusis : Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter /

The 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. Looking at the tendency to "see visions," C. Kerenyi examines the Mysteries of Eleusis from the standpoint no...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kerényi, Carl (Autor)
Otros Autores: Manheim, Ralph
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Eleusinian mysteries.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology.
water.
underground.
snake.
sanctuary.
omphalos.
offering.
moon.
mask.
mankind.
life.
grain.
goddess.
fire.
Thebe.
Telesterion.
Semele.
Sacred Road.
Rome.
Rhea.
Quintus Smyrnaeus.
Persephone.
Pausanias.
Ovid.
Lakrateides.
Kerch vases.
Jensen.
Iakchos.
Hermes.
Hades.
Aegean Sea;Agrai;Apollo;archaic;barley;basket;chariot;Christianity/Christian;cult;Dadouchos;Demeter;earth;Eleusis;fasting.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • I. The Geographical and Chronological Setting
  • II. The Mythological Setting
  • III. The Lesser Mysteries and the Preparations for the Great Mysteries
  • IV. The Secret of Eleusis
  • V. A Hermeneutical Essay on the Mysteries
  • APPENDIX I: The Preparation and Effect of the Kykeon
  • APPENDIX II: Concerning the Vessels That Were Carried on the Head in the Procession
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • List of Works Cited
  • Index
  • Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

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