Hanne Eisenfeld: Pindar and Greek Religion

Cover: 9781108926430 | Pindar and Greek Religion | Hanne Eisenfeld | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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Beschreibung

Pindar's victory songs teem with divinity. By exploring them within the lived religious landscapes of the fifth century BCE, Hanne Eisenfeld demonstrates that they are in fact engaged in theological work. Focusing on a set of mythical figures whose identities blur the boundaries between mortality and immortality (Herakles, the Dioskouroi, Amphiaraos, and Asklepios), she newly interprets the value of immortality in the epinician corpus. Pindar's depiction of these figures responds to and shapes contemporary religious experience and revalues mortality as a prerequisite for the glory found in victory. The book combines close reading and philological analysis with religious historical approaches to Pindar's songs and his world. It highlights the inextricability of Greek literature and Greek religion, and models a novel approach to Greek lyric poetry at the intersection of these fields.

Über den Autor

Hanne Eisenfeld is Behrakis Assistant Professor of Hellenic Studies at Boston College.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Pindar mythologus and theologus; 2. Herakles looks back at the world; 3. The Dioskouroi in existential crisis; 4. Exaltation at Akragas: Herakles, the Dioskouroi, and Theron; 5. The isolation of Amphiaraos; 6. Asklepios and the limits of the possible; 7. An invitation.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2024
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Jahrhundert:	Vor- & Frühgeschichte
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781108926430
ISBN-10:	1108926436
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Eisenfeld, Hanne
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 17 mm
Von/Mit:	Hanne Eisenfeld
Erscheinungsdatum:	11.07.2024
Gewicht:	0,429 kg