Jane Ellen Harrison

Themis

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The revolutionary classical scholar Jane Ellen Harrison pieces together the origins of early Greek religion in this seminal 1927 work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 604
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 841g
• ISBN-13: 9781108009492
• ISBN-10: 1108009492
• Artikelnr.: 28970997

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
1. The hymn of the Kouretes
2. The dithyramb, the dromenon and the drama
3. The Kouretes, the thunder-rites and mana
4. Magic and tabu
5. Totemism, sacrament and sacrifice
6. The dithyramb, the spring festival and the Hagia Triada sarcophagus
7. The origin of the Olympic Games
8. Daimon and Hero
9. From Daimon to Olympian
10. The Olympians
11. Themis
Index.