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Savage energies : lessons of myth and ritual in ancient Greece / Walter Burkert ; translation by Peter Bing
These essays examine the relationship between myth and ritual in ancient Greek religion, exploring how archaic forces were channelled through sacred practice. Topics include blood sacrifice, puberty initiations, and the origins of tragedy.
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Accession Number: 1989
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View in Vernon Browser| vernon_accession | 1989 |
| vernon_id | 5881 |
| vernon_slug | savage-energies-lessons-of-myth-and-ritual-in-ancient-greece-walter-burkert-translation-by-peter-bing |
| vernon_authors | Peter Bing, Walter Burkert |
| vernon_tags | Religions, Social psychology, Psychology, Religion, Literature, Philology, Political science, Social sciences, Civilisation, Mythology, Kings and rulers, Heads of state, Executive power, Festivals, Manners and customs, Ritual, Worship, Sacrifice, Violence, Myth, Greece -- History, Rites and ceremonies, Ritualism, Mythology, Greek, Classical literature, Greek literature, Greek drama (Tragedy), Greek drama, Initiation rites, Greece -- Religion, Cults -- Greece |
| vernon_production_date | 2001 |
| vernon_brief_description | We often think of classical Greek society as a model of rationality and order. Yet as Walter Burkert demonstrates in these influential essays on the history of Greek religion, there were archaic, savage forces surging beneath the outwardly calm face of classical Greece, whose potentially violent and destructive energies, Burkert argues, were harnessed to constructive ends through the interlinked uses of myth and ritual. -- dust jacket. |
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| vernon_isbn_issn | 0226080854 |
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