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Reading Dionysus: Euripides' Bacchae and the Cultural Contestations of Greeks, Jews, Romans, and Christians

by Courtney J. Friesen

  • Paperback
  • 343 pages
  • Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
  • 15.5 x 23.2 x 2.1 cm

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For theology students and history researchers.

Explains how ancient groups used a Greek drama.

You will see how faith met politics in history.

A fascinating cross-disciplinary study exploring the cultural and religious reception of Euripides' Bacchae in the ancient world.

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Courtney J. P. Friesen explores shifting boundaries of ancient religions by way of the reception of a popular tragedy, Euripides' Bacchae. As a play staging political crises provoked by the arrival of the foreign god Dionysus and his ecstatic cult, audiences and readers found resonances with their own cultural moments. This dramatic deity became emblematic of exuberant and liberating spirituality and, at the same time, a symbol of imperial conquest. Thus, readings of the Bacchae frequently foreground conflicts between religious autonomy and political authority, and between ethnic diversity and social cohesion. This cross-disciplinary study traces appropriations and evocations of this drama ranging from the fifth century BCE through Byzantium not only among pagans but also Jews and Christians. Writers variously articulated their religious visions over against Dionysus, often while paradoxically adopting the god's language and symbols. Consequently, imitation and emulati on are at times indistinguishable from polemics and subversion.
Reading Dionysus: Euripides' Bacchae and the Cultural Contestations of Greeks, Jews, Romans, and Christians and Envisioning God in the Humanities: Essays on Christianity, Judaism, and Ancient Religion in Honor of Melissa Harl Sellew
Envisioning God in the Humanities: Essays on Christianity, Judaism, and Ancient Religion in Honor of Melissa Harl SellewReading Dionysus: Euripides' Bacchae and the Cultural Contestations of Greeks, Jews, Romans, and Christians

  • Title

    Reading Dionysus: Euripides' Bacchae and the Cultural Contestations of Greeks, Jews, Romans, and Christians

  • Author

    Courtney J. Friesen

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Mohr Siebeck

  • Published

    July 2015

  • Weight

    181g

  • Page Count

    343

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.2 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9783161538131

  • ISBN-10

    3161538137

  • Eden Code

    4708127