Orpheus, a general history of religions
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
01.06.2019
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
456
Maße (L/B/H)
21.6/14/2.7 cm
Gewicht
639 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5370-892-4
How did human beings begin to people the world with gods, spirits, and sacred rules? In Orpheus, Salomon Reinach writes with brisk clarity about the patterns that link myths to rites across continents and centuries. Gods change; rituals survive still. From ancient Greek mythology and its heroes to the wider web of pagan rituals and symbols, this comparative religion survey traces the evolution of religious beliefs and the social needs they answer, keeping the focus on evidence, not sermon. Reinach compares belief and symbol with a sceptical yet attentive eye, from local cults to larger creeds. First published at a moment when modern anthropology was reshaping the study of faith, Reinach's work stands beside the James Frazer Golden Bough as a touchstone for readers drawn to the origins of religion and the classical antiquity worldview. It remains a myth-ritual theory classic, alert to how story, sacrifice, taboo, and festival interlock within ancient Mediterranean religions and beyond. For curious general readers it offers a lucid map of ideas; for a comparative religion course it serves as a dependable religion students reference. This unabridged classic edition is presented as a public domain reprint for shelves that value enduring scholarship and well-chosen classics. A fine choice for classic-literature collectors who want foundational non-fiction in the history of ideas. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.
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