Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter (Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology) - Softcover

Kerenyi, Carl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691019150 ISBN 13: 9780691019154

Verlag: Princeton University Press, 1991

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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.

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Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.

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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.

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• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1991
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0691019150
• ISBN 13: 9780691019154
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 300
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