Spirits of Initiation: A Study of the Toys of Dionysos

by H. Jeremiah Lewis

H. Jeremiah Lewis takes us on a guided tour of the divine nursery--a museum as much as a theatre--where we see as both exhibits on display and actors on stage the Toys of Dionysos. The labyrinthine corridors of their associated imagery and the intoxicating panoply of their legacies in ancient, medieval, and modern literature and philosophy are deftly explored via the marshaling of a great variety of sources. Amongst those contributing to this discussion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1519399669
• ISBN13: 9781519399663
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"