Polytheisms and Cosmologies
5 May 2021, 1:00 pm ET
with Cléo Carastro (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales) Read more
ritual
A ritualized rethinking of what it meant to be ‘European’ for ancient Greeks of the post-heroic age: evidence from the Heroikos of Philostratus
[[This essay was originally published in 2019 as chapter 12 of Thinking the Greeks: A Volume in Honour of James M. Redfield, eds. Bruce M. King and Lillian Doherty, 173–187. It has been made available by permission of Routledge Publishers. In this online version, the original page-numbers of the printed version are indicated within braces (“{” and “}”). For example, “{173|174}” indicates where p. 173 of the printed version ends… Read more
The Origins of the Goddess Ariadne
Second, online edition of a thesis presented to the Committee on Degrees in Folklore and Mythology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honors, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 27 March 1970. Read more
Things said and not said in a ritual text: Iguvine Tables Ib 10-16 / VIb 48-53
[A printed version of this article appears in Miscellanea Indogermanica: Festschrift für José Luis García Ramón zum 65. Geburtstag (ed. I. Hajnal, D. Kölligan, and K. Zipser) 509–549. Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft 154. Innsbruck, 2017. The online version of 2016.02.08 has been published with the kind permission of the editors. The page-breaks of the printed version will be indicated within braces: for example, “{509|510}” indicates where page 509 stops and page… Read more
The Descent of the Goddess: Ritual and Difference in Sappho’s Prayer to Aphrodite
Online edition of a thesis presented to the Department of the Classics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with honors, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 1990. Read more
The fire ritual of the Iguvine Tables: Facing a central problem in the study of ritual language
[Originally published 2007 in Classical World 100:151–157, 10.1353/clw.2007.0017. Second edition, published online 2015.] In this on-line version, the page-numbers of the printed version are indicated within braces (“{” and “}”). For example, “{69|70}” indicates where p. 69 of the printed version ends and p. 70 begins. These indications will be useful to readers who need to look up references made elsewhere to the printed version of this book. §1. Almost… Read more
Did Sappho and Alcaeus Ever Meet? Symmetries of Myth and Ritual in Performing the Songs of Ancient Lesbos
[Revised and corrected second edition of an article that originally appeared in Literatur und Religion I. Wege zu einer mythisch–rituellen Poetik bei den Griechen (ed. A. Bierl, R. Lämmle, K. Wesselmann; Basiliensia – MythosEikonPoiesis, vol. 1.1) 211–269. Berlin / New York 2007. The original pagination of the article will be indicated in this electronic version by way of curly brackets (“{“ and “}”). For example, “{211|212}” indicates where p. 211 of… Read more
CHS Dialogues | Oedipus, the downfall of Heroes, and Night of the Iguana
In this episode, Gregory Nagy and Claudia Filos respond to comments and questions from the community about: The hero as a cult hero and as a tragic hero Oedipus as a savior Myth, ritual and miasma Oedipus as a turannos Hippolytus and Phaedra This dialogue also includes discussion about the following movie clips: The opening scene from The Night of the Iguana, directed by John Huston… Read more
CHS Dialogues | Oedipus, the downfall of Heroes, and Night of the Iguana
In this episode, Gregory Nagy and Claudia Filos respond to comments and questions from the community about: The hero as a cult hero and as a tragic hero Oedipus as a savior Myth, ritual and miasma Oedipus as a turannos Hippolytus and Phaedra This dialogue also includes discussion about the following movie clips: The opening scene from The Night of the Iguana, directed by John Huston (1964). … Read more
Ancient Greek Song Culture and Ritual Contexts @CHS
We are pleased to feature the following publications and resources that highlight ancient Greek song culture and ritual contexts. Online Publications Read more