Orpheus and Greek Religion: A Study of the Orphic Movement
(Paperback, Revised edition)
Publishing Details
Orpheus and Greek Religion: A Study of the Orphic Movement
By (Author) William Keith Guthrie
Edited by L. Alderlink
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
3rd January 1994
Revised edition
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Ancient religions and Mythologies
938
Physical Properties
Paperback
352
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
425g
Description
The tales told of Orpheus are legion. He is said to have been an Argonaut - and to have saved Jason's life. Did Orpheus, in fact, exist His influence on Greek thought is undeniable, but his disciples left little of substance behind them. This work attempts to uncover and define Orphism by following its circuitous path through ancient history.
Reviews
[T]he books ascribed to Hermes ... fall into two divisions, the technical and the philosophical, which Fowden treats separately... [His] scholarly survery makes an excellent foundation for further study of points of detail and of paganism in general. Shadow
Author Bio
W.K.C. Guthrie was Professor of Classics at Cambridge University. His books include the six-volume History of Classical Philosophy (Cambridge) and The Greeks and their Gods (Methuen).
