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agamemnon
ancient greece
ancient history
ancient philosophy
Author_Eric R. Dodds
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classical age
culture pattern
divine inspiration
dream pattern
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freedom
greek culture
greek philosophy
greek shamans
greek thought
guilt culture
homer
irrationality
maenadism
modern anthropology
philosophy
plato
psychology
puritanism
rationalism
rationality
sather classical lectures series
shamanistic influences
shame culture
soul
theurgy
tragedians
Product details
- ISBN 9780520242302
- Weight: 363g
- Dimensions: 140 x 203mm
- Publication Date: 16 Jun 2004
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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In this philosophy classic, which was first published in 1951, E.R. Dodds takes on the traditional view of Greek culture as a triumph of rationalism. Using the analytical tools of modern anthropology and psychology, Dodds asks, 'Why should we attribute to the ancient Greeks an immunity from 'primitive' modes of thought which we do not find in any society open to our direct observation?'. Praised by reviewers as "an event in modern Greek scholarship" and "a book which it would be difficult to over-praise", "The Greeks and the Irrational" was Volume 25 of the "Sather Classical Lectures" series.
