Chaos, Cosmos and Creation in Early Greek Theogonies
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-22194-9 (ISBN)
Combining approaches from classical studies, anthropology, and philosophy, this book studies three competing cosmologies of the early Greek world: Hesiod’s Theogony; the Orphic Derveni Theogony; and Protagoras’ creation myth in Plato’s eponymous dialogue. Although all three cosmologies are part of a single mythic tradition and feature a number of similar events and characters, Olaf Almqvist argues they offer very different answers to an ongoing debate on what it is to be human. Engaging closely with the ontological turn in anthropology and in particular with the work of Philippe Descola, this book outlines three key sets of ontological assumptions – analogism, pantheism, and naturalism – found in early Greek literature and explores how these competing ontological assumptions result in contrasting attitudes to rituals such as prayer and sacrifice.
Olaf Almqvist is a Lecturer in Greek and Classical Studies at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1. Introduction: Myth, Philosophy, and Ontological Pluralism
2. Cosmos and Chaos in Hesiod’s Theogony
3. Beyond the Golden Age: Sacrifice, Sharing, and Affinity in Hesiod’s Mekone
4. Orpheus and the Reinvention of the Cosmos
5. Dionysus Dismembered
6. Conclusion: Protagoras and Greek Naturalism
Appendix: Some Key Orphic Texts
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.08.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Classical Literature and Society |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-350-22194-5 / 1350221945 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-350-22194-9 / 9781350221949 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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