Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter

Carl Kerényi

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Eleusis

Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter

Carl Kerényi
Translated by: Ralph Manheim and Ralph Manheim

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2020

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The Sanctuary of Eleusis, near Athens, was the center of a religious cult that endured for nearly two thousand years and whose initiates came from all parts of the civilized world. Looking at the tendency to "see visions," C. Kerenyi examines the Mysteries of Eleusis from the standpoint not only of Greek myth but also of human nature. Kerenyi holds that the yearly autumnal "mysteries" were based on the ancient myth of Demeter's search for her ravished daughter Persephone--a search that he equates not only with woman's quest for completion but also with every person's pursuit of identity. As he explores what the content of the mysteries may have been for those who experienced them, he draws on the study of archaeology, objects of art, and religious history, and suggests rich parallels from other mythologies.

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"This book is fascinating reading and serves as a meaningful complement to George E. Mylonas's magisterial work, Eleusis and the Eleusinian Mysteries."

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CONTENTS
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List of Illustrations
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Acknowledgments
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Preface
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Introduction
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I. The Geographical and Chronological Setting
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II. The Mythological Setting
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III. The Lesser Mysteries and the Preparations for the Great Mysteries
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IV. The Secret of Eleusis
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V. A Hermeneutical Essay on the Mysteries
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APPENDIX I: The Preparation and Effect of the Kykeon
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APPENDIX II: Concerning the Vessels That Were Carried on the Head in the Procession
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Abbreviations
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Notes
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List of Works Cited
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Index
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Keywords for this book

Eleusis; Eleusinian Mysteries; Telesterion; Kykeon; Dionysus; Aeschylus; Pluto (mythology); Rite; Asclepius; Eleusinion; Baubo; The Hierophant; Homer; Archetype; Princeton University Press; Sophocles; Poetry; Iambe; Procession; Deity; Mythology; Euripides; Epithet; Omphalos; Allusion; Castor and Pollux; Votive offering; Archaeology; Religious experience; Rhea (mythology); Gallienus; Anthesteria; Ploutonion; Erechtheus; Mourning; Chthonic; Literature; Phaistos; Brimo; Treatise; Despoina; Fasting; Explanation; The Persians; Greek mythology; Hipponax; Hieros gamos; Apollonian and Dionysian; Panegyric; Hetaira; Attis; Oedipus at Colonus; Peloponnese; Metaneira (hetaera); Thesmophoria; Phaedrus (dialogue); Albert Hofmann; Great Goddess; Ingredient; Time immemorial; Rape of Persephone; Clement of Alexandria; Lenaia; Cybele; Iasion; Hephaestus; Thebes; Greece; The Other Hand; Hearth; Hainuwele

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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research

Eleusis

Overview

About this book

Reviews

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

I. The Geographical and Chronological Setting

II. The Mythological Setting

III. The Lesser Mysteries and the Preparations for the Great Mysteries

IV. The Secret of Eleusis

V. A Hermeneutical Essay on the Mysteries

APPENDIX I: The Preparation and Effect of the Kykeon

APPENDIX II: Concerning the Vessels That Were Carried on the Head in the Procession

Abbreviations

Notes

List of Works Cited

Index

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

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