Dionysus and polis religion
According to many myths, Dionysus, the ‘mad’ god, was initially seen as representing a threat to the order of the polis. But the myths also tell of how Dionysus always overcame resistance, often violently. Historically, Dionysus had an accepted and often prominent place in the cult system of every G...
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Kernos
2025
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| Truy cập trực tuyến: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Tóm tắt: | According to many myths, Dionysus, the ‘mad’ god, was initially seen as representing a threat to the order of the polis. But the myths also tell of how Dionysus always overcame resistance, often violently. Historically, Dionysus had an accepted and often prominent place in the cult system of every Greek polis that we can observe in any detail. But a few cases of unofficial Dionysiac cults being suppressed are known, though nothing on the scale of the famous senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus of 186 BCE at Rome. |
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