Greek Religious Terminology – Telete & Orgia : A Revised and Expanded English Edition of the Studies by Zijderveld and Van Der Burg
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| Title: | Greek Religious Terminology – Telete & Orgia : A Revised and Expanded English Edition of the Studies by Zijderveld and Van Der Burg |
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| Description: | A proper understanding of the words τελετή and ὄργια and the context in which they occur is fundamental to the study of Greek religion. This volume seeks to make a significant portion of the source material available to present-day students of religions in the Graeco-Roman world. The ancient texts are accompanied by English translations. Revised chapters from the seminal works by Zijderveld (1934) and Van der Burg (1939) show a whole range of different contexts in ancient literature, thus arguing against an automatic equation of τελετή and ὄργια with mystery rites. New chapters give an overview of the loanword orgia in Latin poetry, and of τελετή and ὄργια in the epigraphical evidence. |
| Authors: | Feyo Schuddeboom |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Greek language--Semantics, Orgia (The Greek word), Telete¯ (The Greek word) |
| Categories: | RELIGION / History, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, HISTORY / Middle East / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | A proper understanding of the words τελετή and ὄργια and the context in which they occur is fundamental to the study of Greek religion. This volume seeks to make a significant portion of the source material available to present-day students of religions in the Graeco-Roman world. The ancient texts are accompanied by English translations. Revised chapters from the seminal works by Zijderveld (1934) and Van der Burg (1939) show a whole range of different contexts in ancient literature, thus arguing against an automatic equation of τελετή and ὄργια with mystery rites. New chapters give an overview of the loanword orgia in Latin poetry, and of τελετή and ὄργια in the epigraphical evidence. |
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| ISBN: | 9789004178137 9789047440499 |
