Redefining ancient Orphism: a study in Greek religion

This book examines the fragmentary and contradictory evidence for Orpheus as the author of rites and poems to redefine Orphism as a label applied polemically to extra-ordinary religious phenomena. Replacing older models of an Orphic religion, this richer and more complex model provides insight into...

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Main Author: Edmonds, Radcliffe G. 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2013.
In:Year: 2013
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Orphism
Further subjects:B Dionysus (Greek deity) Cult
B Cults (Greece)
B Dionysus ; (Greek deity) ; Cult
B Dionysia
B Cults ; Greece
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Print version: 9781107038219

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