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Dionysos: Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life
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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 C
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Paperback, 608 pages
Published
October 6th 1996
by Princeton University Press
(first published 1976)
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The plot arc about the Maenad on True Blood piqued my interest in Dionysos, but this was a serious and difficult book--no special effects, no nudity. Part of the difficulty was the author's frequent assertions of conclusions or interpretations without sufficient grounds that I could see. Another was my limited background in Greek religion, to say nothing of Minoan or Mycenaean. This second problem improved when I started reading with a reference book on Greek religion. Among the things I got fro
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Loved the material of this book....the writing not so much. Writing overly verbose and inaccessible too often for my taste. Recommended for people who can tolerate sifting through difficult language to get at some fascinating material. Recommended people interested in Jung, greek mythology, religion.
THE book on Dionysos. The perfect monograph.
Sono solo un lettore amatoriale di questi temi, e quindi non so dire quanto le interpretazioni di Kereny siano ancora attuali. Ma la sua ricerca sul mito di Dioniso dagli albori cretesi al tardo classicismo greco e romano è sempre affascinante e a volte entusiasmante. Da tenere sul comodino per tornarci su ancora e ancora.
There were some parts of this that went a little over my head because the writing could be a bit—extremely—verbose, but as someone who devours anything that has to do with Dionysus, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Not an easy read, but well worth it.
Unbearably focused on details, but lacking a true unifying and comprehensive theory
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