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Redefining Ancient Orphism: A Study in Greek Religion

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 | #3273996 in Books |  Edmonds III Radcliffe G |  2013-12-16 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.98 x.98 x5.98l,1.60 | File type: PDF | 464 pages

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||6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.| A Fresh Angle on an Old Problem|By Laura Knight-Jadczyk|Excellent review and analysis of Orphic literature that gives a more comprehensive angle on the phenomenon. Hopefully more "speculators" will read this and get some grounding before they take off into La-la Land, creating vast conspiracy theories about secret religions. I do think the author would have benefited enormousl|About the Author|Radcliffe G. Edmonds III is Professor and Chair of the Department of Greek, Latin and Classical Studies at Bryn Mawr College. He is author of Myths of the Underworld Journey: Plato, Aristophanes, and the 'Orphic' Gold Tablets (2004) and editor o

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 the boundaries of normal and abnormal Greek religion. The study traces the construction of the category of 'Orphic' from its first appearances in the Classical period, through...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Redefining Ancient Orphism: A Study in Greek Religion   |  Radcliffe G. Edmonds III.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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