ORPHEUS AND GREEK RELIGION by William Keith Chambers Guthrie, L. Alderlink (Editor) ( 9780691024998 )

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Title:

ORPHEUS AND GREEK RELIGION
A STUDY OF THE ORPHIC MOVEMENT

By:

William Keith Chambers Guthrie, L. Alderlink (Editor)

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0691024995

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Publisher:

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

20 September, 1993

Edition:

With a New introduction by Larry J. Alderink

Series:

Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology

Pages:

352

Description:

The tales told of Orpheus are legion. He is said to have been an Argonaut - and to have saved Jason's life. Did Orpheus, in fact, exist? His influence on Greek thought is undeniable, but his disciples left little of substance behind them. This work attempts to uncover and define Orphism by following its circuitous path through ancient history.

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The tales told of Orpheus are legion. He is said to have been an Argonaut--and to have saved Jason's life. Rivers are reported to have stopped their flow to listen to the sounds of his lyre and his voice. Plato cites his poetry and Herodotus refers to "practices that are called Orphic." Did Orpheus, in fact, exist? His influence on Greek thought is undeniable, but his disciples left little of substance behind them. Indeed, their Orphic precepts have been lost to time. W.K.C. Guthrie attempts to uncover and define Orphism by following its circuitous path through ancient history. He tackles this daunting task with the determination of a detective and the analytical rigor of a classical scholar. He ferries his readers with him on a singular voyage of discovery.

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Princeton University Press

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