9780691019154-0691019150-Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter

Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter

ISBN-13: 9780691019154
ISBN-10: 0691019150
Edition: New Ed
Author: Carl Kerényi
Publication date: 1991
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback 516 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780691019154
ISBN-10: 0691019150
Edition: New Ed
Author: Carl Kerényi
Publication date: 1991
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback 516 pages

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Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter (ISBN-13: 9780691019154 and ISBN-10: 0691019150), written by authors Carl Kerényi, was published by Princeton University Press in 1991. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Psychology & Counseling (General, Psychology, Greek & Roman, Philosophy, Folklore & Mythology, Social Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Psychology & Counseling books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $13.24.

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The Sanctuary of Eleusis, near Athens, was the center of a religious cult that endured for nearly two thousand years and whose initiates came from all parts of the civilized world. Looking at the tendency to "see visions" C. Kerenyi examines the Mysteries of Eleusis from the standpoint not only of Greek myth but also of human nature. Kerenyi holds that the yearly autumnal "mysteries" were based on the ancient myth of Demeter's search for her ravished daughter Persephone-a search that he equates not only with woman's quest for completion but also with every person's pursuit of identity. As he explores what the content of the mysteries may have been for those who experienced them, he draws on the study of archaeology, objects of art, and religious history, and suggests rich parallels from other mythologies.

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