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Eleusis Carl Kerenyi

Eleusis By Carl Kerenyi

Eleusis by Carl Kerenyi


Summary

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. The author examines the Mysteries of Eleusis from the standpoint not only of Greek myth but also of human nature.

Eleusis Summary

Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter by Carl Kerenyi

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.

Eleusis Reviews

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

Additional information

GOR005067630
9780691019154
0691019150
Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter by Carl Kerenyi
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Princeton University Press
19910901
304
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