Karl Kerényi (1897–1973)
Autor von Die Mythologie der Griechen
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Those interested in Jungian psychology and ancient religions should look carefully at the work of Karoly (or Karl) Kerenyi. Kerenyi was a friend of, and coauthor with, Carl Jung, a cofounder of the Jung Institute in Zurich, and a regular participant in the Eranos conferences in Ascona, Switzerland. mehr anzeigen His work is not, however, Jungian in the strictest sense of the word. Trained as a classical philologist, Kerenyi attempted to transcend the limits of historical study and to reveal the "theological" or contemporary significance of ancient myths. In doing so, he relied not solely on literary and archaeological documentation but also invoked a relationship of sympathy between the scholar and the evidence. Among an incredible number of publications, Kerenyi pursued this agenda in a series of volumes devoted to the mythologies of individual Greek gods and goddesses. Throughout, his writing is accessible to the general reader. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Essays on a science of mythology; the myth of the divine child and the mysteries of Eleusis (1941) 427 Exemplare
Mythologie der Griechen: Götter, Menschen und Heroen - Teil 1 und 2 in einem Band (1951) 108 Exemplare
Die Jungfrau und Mutter der griechischen Religion eine Studie über Pallas Athene (1998) 102 Exemplare
Oedipus Variations: Studies in Literature and Psychoanalysis (Dunquin Series, No. 19) (1991) 28 Exemplare
Introduccion a la esencia de la mitologia/ Introduction to the Essence of Mythodology (2004) 10 Exemplare
Romandichtung und Mythologie : ein Briefwechsel mit Thomas Mann hrsg. zum 70. Geburtstag des Dichters 5 Exemplare
Dialogo 3 Exemplare
Pythagoras und Orpheus; Präludien zu einer Zukünftigen Geschichte der Orphik und des Pythagoreismus 3 Exemplare
Felicità difficile. Un carteggio 3 Exemplare
Geburt der Helena 2 Exemplare
Romanzo e mitologia: un carteggio 2 Exemplare
Archetypal Images in Greek Religion: 5. Zeus and Hera: Archetypal Image of Father, Husband, and Wife (Archetypal Images… (2016) 2 Exemplare
Római ókortudományunk a háború után 1 Exemplar
Scritti sull'arte 1 Exemplar
De Odyssee 1 Exemplar
Άδης και Περσεφόνη 1 Exemplar
Griekse Mythologie 1 Exemplar
Die Mythologie der Griechen 1 Exemplar
Pseudo-Antistene : conversazioni sull'amore 1 Exemplar
℗Gli ℗dei e gli eroi della Grecia 1 Exemplar
Figlie del sole 1 Exemplar
Mythologie und Gnosis (Albae Vigiliae) 1 Exemplar
Humanistische Seelenforschung 1 Exemplar
Ekloe 1 Exemplar
Greece In Colour 1 Exemplar
Stunden in Griechenland : Horai Hellenikai 1 Exemplar
Felicità difficile: un carteggio 1 Exemplar
Das Ägäische Fest : Erläuterungen zur Szene "Felsbuchten des Ägäischen Meers" in Goethes Faust II 1 Exemplar
Prometheus 1 Exemplar
Der erste Mensch 1 Exemplar
Die Götter und die Weltgeschichte 1 Exemplar
Die griechisch-orientalische Romanliteratur in religionsgeschichtlicher Beleuchtung ein Versuch (1973) 1 Exemplar
Telesphoros zum Verständnis etruskischer, griechischer und keltisch-germanischer Dämonengestalten 1 Exemplar
Sophren oder der griechische Naturalismus 1 Exemplar
Dionysos und das Tragische in der Antigone 1 Exemplar
Orphische Seele 1 Exemplar
Niobe mit 6 Kunstdrucktafeln 1 Exemplar
Religio academici 1 Exemplar
Katull 1 Exemplar
Was ist Mythologie? 1 Exemplar
Zum Urkind-Mythologem 1 Exemplar
Apollon-Epiphanien 1 Exemplar
Urmensch und Mysterium 1 Exemplar
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Die Abenteuer des Odysseus. Homers Epos in Bildern erzählt. Mit einer Einführung "Homer und seine Odyssee" von Karl… (1961) — Einführung, einige Ausgaben — 58 Exemplare
Römisches Imperium und frühes Mittelalter. Dichter (Exempla historica ∙ Band 9) (1985) — Autor — 3 Exemplare
Wege zu Vergil (Publius Vergilius Maro). Drei Jahrzehnte Begegnungen in Dichtung u. Wissenschaft (1976) — Mitwirkender — 3 Exemplare
Von den frühen Hochkulturen bis zum Hellenismus. Griechische Dichter und bildende Künstler (Exempla historica, Band… (1985) — Autor, einige Ausgaben — 2 Exemplare
海 1971年01月号 — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
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- Kerényi, Károly
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- KERENYI, Karl
KERENYI, Karoly
KERENYI, Carl
KERÉNYI, Károly - Geburtstag
- 1897-01-19
- Todestag
- 1973-04-14
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- Nationalität
- Hungary
- Geburtsort
- Temesvár, Austria-Hungary (now Timişoara ∙ Romania)
- Sterbeort
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Wohnorte
- Temesvár, Austria-Hungary (birthplace ∙ now ∙ Timişoara ∙ Romania)
Berlin, Germany
Ticino, Switzerland
Ascona, Switzerland
Budapest, Hungary - Ausbildung
- University of Budapest
- Berufe
- classical scholar
teacher - Organisationen
- Royal Norwegian Academy of Sciences
Bollingen Foundation
University of Szeged
University of Pécs - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Gold medal of the Wilhelm von Humboldt-Gesellschaft
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Considering that Greeks weren't very fond of their pantheon (at least not in a way monotheistic religions are) - by giving some of them very human nature and habits they tried to ground them into the reality of the world as they saw it. They might have been mighty and immortal, but squabbling bunch with short tempers. They weren't omnipotent but part of the greater scene where primordial forces like time (Kronos) and creation (Gaia) ruled everyone. So nobody was outside the reach so to speak - there was order of things in the universe. New gods led by Zeus and his Olympians were just that - new pantheon ruling in the skies that managed to obtain power after bringing old order - Titans - down. But as any rule achieved by force it is an unsteady one and soon they turn their attention to humanity they see as a potential threat.
And this is how we get to myth of Prometheus. By going through Prometheus myth from ancient times and legends to modern writers like Goethe and Shelley Kerenyi manages to give us clear picture of the Prometheus' life and role he played.
Titan (old god) who defied Zeus (ruler of heaven) in order to make sure humanity survives and prospers - by acts of trickery and outright theft of fire. Titan who accepted his punishment because he wanted to be closer to humanity, who decided to suffer in the same way humanity does (seemingly caught in infinite loop of suffering - in body and in mind - while always striving to be better) aware that it will take millennia to be relived of it.
By taking this suffering on himself Prometheus tries to get closer to man (which is usually opposite from "standard" stories of men trying to get closer to divine) - in some of legends Prometheus created the humanity -and gives him a nudge toward science, prosperity and civilization in general. He becomes the embodiment of humanity - "forethought" that always pushes forward to new achievements but [unfortunately] always with "afterthought" given to possible consequences of their actions.
His punishment is temporary (although for humans this time span is just too huge so it looks like eons) and he knows he will, ultimately, be saved. So you might say there is no tension here but this does not minimize his actions. He decides to take the punishment on himself because he knows he can handle it while humanity might end up wiped out from the face of the world. So it is quite something to have a deity ready to sacrifice itself to ensure survival of human kind against ever changing temper of "righteous" gods.
Very interesting book. Recommended to everyone interested in the mythology.
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