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Summary:

"Recaptures the magical vitality of the original Orphic Hymns. Presents literary translations of the teletai that restore important esoteric details and correspondences about the being or deity to which each hymn is addressed. Includes messages inscribed on golden leaves meant to be passports for the dead as well as a reinvention of a lost hymn to Number that preserves the original mystical intent of the teletai. Explores the obscure origins and the evolution of the Orpheus myth, revealing a profound influence on countercultures throughout Western history"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• The mythology of Orpheus
• Mysterious Orpheus
• The Severan dynasty
• The Pagan Orpheus
• The Orphic mysteries
• The golden leaves
• The night gathering
• Orpheus in the Renaissance
• The occult Orpheus
• More popular than ever
• The backward glance
• The evolution of Eurydice
• The mystical purpose
• A note on incense
• A note on the translation.

Contributors:

Lucid, Tamra , translator, editor

Pontiac, Ronnie , translator, editor

Languages:

English
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Language Notes:

Item content: English
Translated from (original): Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Main Work:

Orphic hymns (English)

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Magic of the Orphic hymns [Orphic hymns] (Rochester, Vermont : Inner Traditions, [2023] — ISBN 9781644117200; LCCN 2023010448)

Subjects:

Orphic hymns

Genres:

Mythological poetry

Religious poetry

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

PA4259 .O774 2023eb

ISBNs:

1644117215
9781644117217 (electronic bk.)
9781644117200 (paperback) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2023010449

OCLC Numbers:

1376504433