Princeton University Press
Dionysos
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About this book
A landmark account of the Dionysos myth as an archetypal expression of indestructible life
No other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and ritual practices of antiquity as Dionysos. In this book, acclaimed mythologist and historian of religion Carl Kerényi presents an engaging history of the religion of Dionysos from its beginnings in the Minoan culture to its transition to a cosmic and cosmopolitan religion of late antiquity under the Roman Empire. From the wealth of Greek literary, epigraphic, and monumental traditions, Kerényi constructs a vivid picture of Dionysian worship, bringing to life the secret cult scenes of the women’s mysteries both within and beyond Attica, the mystic sacrificial rite at Delphi, and the great public Dionysian festivals at Athens. He shows how tragedy and New Comedy are high spiritual forms of the Dionysian religion and how the Dionysian element itself represents an important chapter in the religious history of Europe.
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Frontmatter
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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 Minoan Visions
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II Light and Honey
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III The Cretan Core of the Dionysos Myth
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IV The Myths of Arrival
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V Dionysos Trieterikos, God of the Two-Year Period
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VI The Dionysos of the Athenians and of His Worshipers in the Greek Mysteries
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List of Works Cited
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Index
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A Note on C. Kerenyi
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A Bibliography of C. Kerenyi
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