Dionysos

Author : John J. Winkler,Froma I. Zeitlin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691215891

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Nothing to Do with Dionysos? by John J. Winkler,Froma I. Zeitlin Pdf

These critically diverse and innovative essays are aimed at restoring the social context of ancient Greek drama. Theatrical productions, which included music and dancing, were civic events in honor of the god Dionysos and were attended by a politically stratified community, whose delegates handled all details from the seating arrangements to the qualifications of choral competitors. The growing complexity of these performances may have provoked the Athenian saying "nothing to do with Dionysos" implying that theater had lost its exclusive focus on its patron. This collection considers how individual plays and groups of dramas pertained to the concerns of the body politic and how these issues were presented in the convention of the stage and as centerpieces of civic ceremonies. The contributors, in addition to the editors, include Simon Goldhill, Jeffrey Henderson, David Konstan, Franois Lissarrague, Oddone Longo, Nicole Loraux, Josiah Ober, Ruth Padel, James Redfield, Niall W. Slater, Barry Strauss, and Jesper Svenbro.

Author : Carl Kerényi
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691214108

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Dionysos by Carl Kerényi Pdf

No other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and nature of Greece and Italy, in the sensuous tradition of antiquity, as Dionysos. In myth and image, in visionary experience and ritual representation, the Greeks possessed a complete expression of indestructible life, the essence of Dionysos. In this work, the noted mythologist and historian of religion Carl Kerényi presents a historical account of the religion of Dionysos from its beginnings in the Minoan culture down 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 picture of Dionysian worship, always underlining the constitutive element of myth. Included in this study are 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. The way in which the Athenian people received and assimilated tragedy in its immanent connection with Dionysos is seen as the greatest miracle in all cultural history. Tragedy and New Comedy are seen as high spiritual forms of the Dionysian religion, and the Dionysian element itself is seen as a chapter in the religious history of Europe.

Author : Daniel E. Anderson
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0791413152

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The Masks of Dionysos by Daniel E. Anderson Pdf

The metaphysical center of Plato's work has traditionally been taken to be his Doctrine of Forms; the epistemological center, the Doctrine of Recollection. The Symposium has been viewed as one of the clearest explanations of the first and Meno as one of the clearest explanations of the other. The Masks of Dionysos challenges these traditional interpretations.

Author : Richard Seaford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134344505

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Dionysos by Richard Seaford Pdf

Covering a wide range of issues which have been overlooked in the past, including mystery, cult and philosophy, Richard Seaford explores Dionysos – one of the most studied figures of the ancient Greek gods. Popularly known as the god of wine and frenzied abandon, and an influential figure for theatre where drama originated as part of the cult of Dionysos, Seaford goes beyond the mundane and usual to explore the history and influence of this god as never before. As a volume in the popular Gods and Heroes series, this is an indispensible introduction to the subject, and an excellent reference point for higher-level study.

Author : Alberto Bernabé,Miguel Herrero de Jáuregui,Ana Isabel Jiménez San Cristóbal,Raquel Martín Hernández
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110301328

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Redefining Dionysos by Alberto Bernabé,Miguel Herrero de Jáuregui,Ana Isabel Jiménez San Cristóbal,Raquel Martín Hernández Pdf

This book contributes to the understanding of Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, dancing, theatre and ecstasy, by putting together 30 studies of classical scholars. They combine the analysis of specific instances of particular dimensions of the god in cult, myth, literature and iconography, with general visions of Dionysos in antiquity and modern times. Only from the combination of different perspectives can we grasp the complex personality of Dionysos, and the forms of his presence in different cults, literary genres, and artistic forms, from Mycenaean times to late antiquity. The ways in which Dionysos was experienced may vary in each author, each cult, and each genre in which this god is involved. Therefore, instead of offering a new all-encompassing theory that would immediately become partial, the booknarrows the focus on specific aspects of the god. Redefinition does not mean finding (again) the essence of the god, but obtaining a more nuanced knowledge of the ways he was experienced and conceived in antiquity.

Author : Cornelia Isler-Kerényi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004270121

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Dionysos in Classical Athens by Cornelia Isler-Kerényi Pdf

Dionysos, with his following of satyrs and women, was a major theme in a big part of the figure painted pottery in 500-300 B.C. Athens. As an original testimonial of their time, the imagery on these vases convey what this god meant to his worshippers. It becomes clear that he was not only appropriate for wine, wine indulgence, ecstasy and theatre. Rather, he was presenton many, both happy and sad, occasions. The vase painters have emphasized different aspects of Dionysos for their customers inside and outside of Athens, depending on the political and cultural situation.

Author : Cornelia Isler-Kerényi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004144453

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Dionysos in Archaic Greece by Cornelia Isler-Kerényi Pdf

An interpretation of the god Dionysos as seen by Greek vase painters before the golden age of classical culture, which will help understand his wide popularity beyond wine consumption, which lasted until the end of antiquity.

Author : Richard Seaford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134344512

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Dionysos by Richard Seaford Pdf

Covering a wide range of issues which have been overlooked in the past, including mystery, cult and philosophy, Richard Seaford explores Dionysos – one of the most studied figures of the ancient Greek gods. Popularly known as the god of wine and frenzied abandon, and an influential figure for theatre where drama originated as part of the cult of Dionysos, Seaford goes beyond the mundane and usual to explore the history and influence of this god as never before. As a volume in the popular Gods and Heroes series, this is an indispensible introduction to the subject, and an excellent reference point for higher-level study.

Author : Valdis Leinieks
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110953053

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The City of Dionysos by Valdis Leinieks Pdf

The volumes published in the series "Beiträge zur Altertumskunde" comprise monographs, collective volumes, editions, translations and commentaries on various topics from the fields of Greek and Latin Philology, Ancient History, Archeology, Ancient Philosophy as well as Classical Reception Studies. The series thus offers indispensable research tools for a wide range of disciplines related to Ancient Studies.

Author : Park McGinty
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110801828

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Interpretation and Dionysos by Park McGinty Pdf

Sinceits founding by Jacques Waardenburg in 1971, Religion and Reason has been a leading forum for contributions on theories, theoretical issues and agendas related to the phenomenon and the study of religion. Topics include (among others) category formation, comparison, ethnophilosophy, hermeneutics, methodology, myth, phenomenology, philosophy of science, scientific atheism, structuralism, and theories of religion. From time to time the series publishes volumes that map the state of the art and the history of the discipline.

Author : Gladys Mary Norman Davis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Dionysus (Greek deity)
ISBN : WISC:89045902772

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The Asiatic Dionysos by Gladys Mary Norman Davis Pdf

Author : Henk Versnel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004296725

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Inconsistencies in Greek and Roman Religion, Volume 1: Ter Unus. Isis, Dionysos, Hermes. Three Studies in Henotheism by Henk Versnel Pdf

This is the first of a two-volume collection of studies in inconsistencies in Greek and Roman religion. Their common aim is to argue for the historical relevance of various types of ambiguity and dissonance. The first volume focuses on the central paradoxes in ancient henotheism. The term 'henotheism' -- a modern formation after the stereotyped acclamation: #EIS O QEOS# ("one is the god"), common to early Christianity and contemporaneous paganism -- denotes the specific devotion to one particular god without denying the existence of, or even cultic attention to, other gods. After its prime in the twenties and thirties of this century the term fell into disuse. Nonetheless, the notion of henotheism represents one of the most remarkable and significant shifts in Graeco-Roman religion and hence deserves fresh reconsideration.

Author : George O'Connor
Publisher : First Second
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781626725324

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Olympians: Dionysos by George O'Connor Pdf

In the final volume of the New York Times–bestselling Olympians graphic novel series, author/artist George O’Connor focuses on Dionysos, the god of wine and madness. The Olympians saga draws to a close with the tale of Dionysos, the last Olympian, and maybe, just maybe, the first of a new type of God. His story is told by the first Olympian herself, Hestia, Goddess of the hearth and home. From her seat in the center of Mt. Olympus, Hestia relates the rise of Dionysos, from his birth to a mortal mother, to his discovery of wine, his battles with madness and his conquering of death itself, culminating, finally, in his ascent to Olympus and Godhood.

Author : John J. Winkler
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 0691015252

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Nothing to Do with Dionysos? by John J. Winkler Pdf

'The more we learn about the original production of tragedies and comedies in Athens the more it seems wrong even to call them plays in the modern sense of the word, ' write the editors in this collection of critically diverse innovative essays aimed at restoring the social context of ancient Greek drama.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UCAL:B3155205

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The Folk-lore Record by Anonim Pdf