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Dionysos in classical Athens : an understanding through images / by Cornelia Isler-Kerényi ; translated by Anna Beerens.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Isler-Kerényi, Cornelia, author.
- Series:
- Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; Volume 181.
- Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, 0927-7633 ; Volume 181
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dionysus (Greek deity).
- Dionysus.
- Dionysus (Greek deity)--Cult.
- Dionysus (Greek deity)--Art.
- Vase-painting, Greek--Greece--Athens.
- Vase-painting, Greek.
- Vases, Red-figured--Greece--Athens.
- Vases, Red-figured.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (310 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Brill 2014
- Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Dionysos, with his following of satyrs and women, was a major theme in a big part of the figure painted pottery in 500-300 B.C. Athens. As an original testimonial of their time, the imagery on these vases convey what this god meant to his worshippers. It becomes clear that - contrary to what is usually assumed - he was not only appropriate for wine, wine indulgence, ecstasy and theatre. Rather, he was present in both the public and private sphere on many, both happy and sad, occasions. In addition, the vase painters have emphasized different aspects of Dionysos for their customers inside and outside of Athens, depending on the political and cultural situation.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Dionysiac Subjects in Red-Figure Pottery
- Dionysos for Athens, Dionysos for All
- All Kinds of Satyrs
- Dionysos, a God for the Athenians
- Dionysiac Mythology in Flux
- Unfamiliar and Unknown Dionysiac Rituals
- A New Dionysos at the Parthenon
- The New Dionysos in Vase Painting
- Images of Dionysos from 430 BC onwards
- Summing Up.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- CC BY-NC
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9789004270121
- 9004270124
- OCLC:
- 897644190
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004270121 DOI
- Access Restriction:
- Unrestricted online access
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