Orphism

This book contains the Cromer Greek Prize-winning essay for 1934 on the subject of the still little-understood Greek religion Orphism.

J. R. Watmough (Author)

9781107497429, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 April 2015

90 pages
17.8 x 11.1 x 0.4 cm, 0.07 kg

Originally published in 1934, this book contains the Cromer Greek Prize-winning essay for that year on the subject of the still little-understood Greek religion Orphism. Watmough examines Orpheus and Orphism through a distinctly Protestant lens, arguing that both were religions 'of reform' sharing similar views on asceticism and the wages of sin in the afterlife. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Greek mysticism and ancient religion.

Preface
Prologue. The sources
1. The 'Orpheus' of history
2. The 'Orpheus' of religion
Epilogue. 'Orphism' and the present day.

Subject Areas: Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 [HPCA]