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Pindar and Greek Religion : Theologies of Mortality in the Victory Odes by Hanne Eisenfeld (2024, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101108926436

ISBN-139781108926430

eBay Product ID (ePID)4069251659

Product Key Features

Publication Year2024

SubjectAncient & Classical, Linguistics / General

Number of PagesXv, 277 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePindar and Greek Religion : Theologies of Mortality in the Victory Odes

TypeTextbook

AuthorHanne Eisenfeld

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines

FormatTrade Paperback

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LCCN2022-003223

Reviews'... Eisenfeld offers exciting new insights into some of Pindar's most confusing and difficult passages.' Joshua A. Zacks, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Dewey Edition23/eng/20220304

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal884/.01

Table Of Content1. 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.

SynopsisPindar'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., Argues that Pindar's victory songs, when viewed within their contemporary religious landscapes, are engaged in theological work and reinterprets the value of mortality in the epinician corpus. Essential reading for scholars of ancient religion and history, and of comparative literature.

LC Classification NumberPA4276.E37 2022