Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion by Jane Ellen Harrison (English) Pape

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion by Jane Ellen Harrison Examines the festivals of ancient Greek religion to identify the primitive substratum of ritual and its persistence in the realm of classical religious observance and literature. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Jane Harrison examines the festivals of ancient Greek religion to identify the primitive "substratum" of ritual and its persistence in the realm of classical religious observance and literature. In Harrisons preface to this remarkable book, she writes that J. G. Frazers work had become part and parcel of her "mental furniture" and that of others studying primitive religion. Today, those who write on ancient myth or ritual are bound to say the same about Harrison. Her essential ideas, best developed and most clearly put in the Prolegomena, have never been eclipsed. Notes Harrisons Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion is a book that breathes life. It is an exciting, deeply felt intellectual quest, with a broad view of the role of religion in life, ancient and modern. Harrison is not afraid to look for relevance in archaic cult, and doesnt flinch on finding it. From a study of Greek anthropomorphism, she can conclude, like a seeress looking beyond the early twentieth century: to be human is not necessarily to be humane. -- Richard Martin, Princeton University Back Cover "Harrisons Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion is a book that breathes life. It is an exciting, deeply felt intellectual quest, with a broad view of the role of religion in life, ancient and modern. Harrison is not afraid to look for relevance in archaic cult, and doesnt flinch on finding it. From a study of Greek anthropomorphism, she can conclude, like a seeress looking beyond the early twentieth century: to be human is not necessarily to be humane." --Richard Martin, Princeton University Author Biography Harrison has worked for a number of years as a public historian, for the Canadian Postal Museum and other institutions. She is currently completing her doctorate in Canadian history at the University of Toronto. Review "Harrisons Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion is a book that breathes life. It is an exciting, deeply felt intellectual quest, with a broad view of the role of religion in life, ancient and modern. Harrison is not afraid to look for relevance in archaic cult, and doesnt flinch on finding it. From a study of Greek anthropomorphism, she can conclude, like a seeress looking beyond the early twentieth century: to be human is not necessarily to be humane."—Richard Martin, Princeton University Promotional Harrisons Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion is a book that breathes life. It is an exciting, deeply felt intellectual quest, with a broad view of the role of religion in life, ancient and modern. Harrison is not afraid to look for relevance in archaic cult, and doesnt flinch on finding it. From a study of Greek anthropomorphism, she can conclude, like a seeress looking beyond the early twentieth century: to be human is not necessarily to be humane. -- Richard Martin, Princeton University Kirkus UK Review A big, bustling cornucopia of facts marshalled into an impassioned argument, Harrisons book offers the pleasures of an intellectual chase, sweeping in all kinds of arcane information along the way. Her mission was to topple the Olympian gods from their pedestal in Greek studies and replace them with a welter of local rituals and mystery cults. This, she argued, was where the Greek ethos came from, not Homer at all. Her book is massive, encrusted with detail, a monument to a forgotten kind of scholarship. (Kirkus UK) Long Description Jane Harrison examines the festivals of ancient Greek religion to identify the primitive "substratum" of ritual and its persistence in the realm of classical religious observance and literature. In Harrisons preface to this remarkable book, she writes that J. G. Frazers work had become part and parcel of her "mental furniture" and that of others studying primitive religion. Today, those who write on ancient myth or ritual are bound to say the same about Harrison. Her essential ideas, best developed and most clearly put in the Prolegomena, have never been eclipsed. Review Quote "Harrisons Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion is a book that breathes life. It is an exciting, deeply felt intellectual quest, with a broad view of the role of religion in life, ancient and modern. Harrison is not afraid to look for relevance in archaic cult, and doesnt flinch on finding it. From a study of Greek anthropomorphism, she can conclude, like a seeress looking beyond the early twentieth century: to be human is not necessarily to be humane." --Richard Martin, Princeton University Details ISBN0691015147 Author Jane Ellen Harrison Short Title PROLEGOMENA TO THE STUDY OF GR Publisher Princeton University Press Language English ISBN-10 0691015147 ISBN-13 9780691015149 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 292.08 Year 1991 Imprint Princeton University Press Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Birth 1850 Death 1928 Residence -CN Pages 720 Illustrations black & white illustrations Edition Description Revised Translated from English Edition 3rd DOI 10.1604/9780691015149 UK Release Date 1991-06-25 NZ Release Date 1991-06-25 US Release Date 1991-06-25 Publication Date 1991-06-25 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 1991-09-02 Series Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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