Pindar and Greek Religion by Hanne Eisenfeld

Pindar and Greek Religion by Hanne Eisenfeld

Pindar'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.

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

Hanne Eisenfeld is Behrakis Assistant Professor of Hellenic Studies at Boston College.

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ISBN 13	9781108926430
ISBN 10	1108926436
Titel	Pindar and Greek Religion
Autor	Hanne Eisenfeld
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2024-07-11
Seitenanzahl	294
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.