Orpheus and Greek Religion : A Study of the Orphic Movement

by: Guthrie, W.K.C.

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Orpheus and Greek religion : a study of the Orphic movement

Author:W. K. C. Guthrie

Summary: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.

Series:
Mythos (Princeton, N.J.)

xl, 291 pages, 15 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Contents:
List of illustrationsForeword to the Mythos editionPrefaceCh. IFamous OrpheusCh. IIWhat Is Meant by Orphism?Ch. IIIOrpheus and His StoryCh. IVThe Creation and the Gods as Presented by OrpheusCh. VThe Future Life as Seen by OrpheusCh. VILife and Practices of the Follower of OrpheusCh. VIIOrpheus and Other Greek Religious ThinkersCh. VIIIOrpheus in the Hellenistic and Graeco-Roman WorldBibliographyNotesGeneral IndexBibliographical Index

Reprint. Originally published: London : Methuen, 1952

Orpheus and Greek Religion : A Study of the Orphic Movement

by: Guthrie, W.K.C.

• ISBN-13: 9780691024998 / 978-0-691-02499-8
• ISBN-03: 0691024995 / 0-691-02499-5
• Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1993

Price: 36,00 EURO

1 copy in stock