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Dodds, E. R.

 
9781684224241: The Greeks and the Irrational
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ISBN 10: 1684224241 ISBN 13: 9781684224241
Editorial: Martino Fine Books, 2019

Sinopsis

2020 Reprint of 1957 Edition.  Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition software.  Using the analytical method of anthropology and psychology, classicist E.R. Dodds shows the role of primitive and irrational forces in Greek Culture which had been largely glossed over by most writers previously.

“This is a work of admirable learning which is also extremely readable.”- Times Literary Supplement. 

“An event in modern Greek Scholarship…a thoughtful, well-documented and beautifully written discussion.”  Classical Outlook.

Contents:    

Agamemnon's apology -- From shame-culture to guilt-culture -- The blessings of madness -- Dream-pattern and culture-pattern -- The Greek shamans and the origin of Puritanism -- Rationalism and reaction in the classical age -- Plato, the irrational soul, and the inherited conglomerate -- The fear of freedom -- Maenadism -- Theurgy.

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Editorial
Martino Fine Books
Año de publicación
2019
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1684224241
ISBN 13 
9781684224241
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
338
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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9780520242302: The Greeks and the Irrational: 25 (Sather Classical Lectures)

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ISBN 10:  0520242300 ISBN 13:  9780520242302
Editorial: University of California Press, 2004
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