The Archetype of Wisdom : A Phenomenological Research on the Greek Temple

by: Malvezzi, R.

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The archetype of wisdom : a phenomenological research on the Greek temple
Author:Roberto Malvezzi

This book analyzes the rise of the earliest Greek temples through an innovative phenomenological approach, in which lived experiences are assumed as key tools of investigation. Accordingly, much space is dedicated to exploring the connections that tied the Greeks to their surroundings environment, by surviving records of Greek religion, poetry, art, philosophy and architecture from the archaic times. This framework sheds a new light on the relationship between 'human' and 'divine' in the ancient Greek world, suggesting that the archetypal structure of temple was devised to facilitate a particular kind of experience, that of the Divine. Such an experience produced a break from ordinary and profane life, allowing a special awareness to be gained. The findings and method of this book enable us to bridge the gap between our present days and that distant era, rediscovering our ancient past as an endless source of inspiration

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE 9
1. INTRODUCTION 13
2. TEMENOS 19
3. A PRELIMINARY SURVEY: THE HOMERIC WORLD 27
4. THE GREEKSENSE OFTHE DIVINE 31
5. A CASE STUDY: THE GEOMETRIC STYLE 43
6. THE FOUNDATION OF GREEK WISDOM 47
7. ANOTHER CASE STUDY: THE INVENTION OF THE KOUROS 53
8. PAIDEIA 57
9. THE RISE OF THE TEMPLE 65
10. CONCLUSIONS 89
PLATES 101
PHOTOGRAPHICAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 123
PERSONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 124
BIBLIOGRAPHY 125

Subjects:
Architecture Aspect psychologique
Architecture Psychological aspects
Architecture and religion
Architecture et religion
Greece
Temples
Temples Greece

Series:
Architecture (Mimesis International), n. 5

132 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

The Archetype of Wisdom : A Phenomenological Research on the Greek Temple

by: Malvezzi, R.

• ISBN-13: 9788869771507 / 978-88-6977-150-7
• ISBN-03: 8869771504 / 88-6977-150-4
• Mimesis International, , 2018

Price: 11,80 EURO

(in stock)