Bücher von Jane Ellen Harrison

"Ancient Art and Ritual" is a book written by Jane Ellen Harrison, a distinguished classical scholar and linguist. The book was first published in 1913 and is considered one of Harrison's significant contributions to the field of classical studies. Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928) was known for her work in the areas of classical archaeology, mythology, and anthropology.In "Ancient Art and Ritual," Harrison explores the relationship between ancient art and religious or ritualistic practices in various cultures. She draws connections between the symbolism found in ancient art and the rituals performed by different societies. The book delves into the idea that art and ritual are interconnected expressions of the human experience, with each influencing and reflecting the other.Harrison's approach is interdisciplinary, combining elements of archaeology, anthropology, and classical studies. She examines a wide range of ancient cultures, including those of Greece, Rome, Egypt, and the Near East, to uncover common themes and symbols in art and religious practices.One of the key themes in the book is the concept of "ritual survival," where Harrison explores how ancient rituals and symbolism persist in art even as societies undergo cultural and religious changes. She proposes that studying art can provide valuable insights into the spiritual and cultural beliefs of ancient civilizations.Overall, "Ancient Art and Ritual" is known for its innovative and thought-provoking analysis of the connections between art and religious practices in the ancient world. It has had a lasting impact on the study of classical art and mythology and remains a significant work in the field of classical scholarship.

The arch, witty, outspoken memoirs of the pioneering archaeologist and scholar Mary Beard has called “my hero.”First published by Virginia and Leonard Woolf in 1925, Jane Ellen Harrison’s Reminiscences are the irreverent memoirs of a student who declared Victorian education “ingeniously useless,” who blazed a trail for female scholars, and who changed the way we see the ancient world. Growing up in the Yorkshire countryside, Harrison showed an early aptitude for languages: by the age of seventeen, with the help of a governess, she had learned Greek, Latin, German, and some Hebrew. (“Unfortunately, having no guide, we began with the Psalms, which are hard nuts to crack.”) She went on to become the most influential Classicist of her generation. Drawing on the insights of Nietzsche, Bergson, and Freud, and on archaeological research, she helped to revolutionize the study of Greek myth. “The great Mother,” she wrote, “is prior to male divinities.”Unconventional in her private life (“By what miracle I escaped marriage I do not know, for all my life I fell in love”), she spent her later years with the poet and novelist Hope Mirrlees, thirty-seven years her junior. Harrison’s zest for life is everywhere in these pages. Sprightly, amused, and amusing, her Reminiscences form an unforgettable sketch of a woman ahead of her time.

Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928) was a prominent classical scholar who is remembered chiefly for her influential studies of Greek religion, archaeology, literature and art. Introductory Studies in Greek Art (1885) was Harrison's second book, published after a period spent studying archaeology at the British Museum under Sir Charles Newton and writing and lecturing on the subject of Greek vase painting. In her preface to the book Harrison claims that Greek art is distinguished by what she calls 'ideality', a term she defines as a 'peculiar quality ... which adapts itself to the consciousness of successive ages ... a certain largeness and universality which outlives the individual race and persists for all time.' The book covers topics including Chaldaeo-Assyria, Phoenicia, Pheidias and the Parthenon, and the altar of Eumenes at Pergamos.

Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928) was a pioneer in the academic study of myth in its historical and archaeological context, and was also one of the first women to make a full-time career as an academic. In her introduction to this book (1903), making the point that 'Greek religion' was usually studied using the surviving literary retellings of myths and legends, she states: 'The first preliminary to any scientific understanding of Greek religion is a minute examination of its ritual'. Using the then emerging disciplines of anthropology and ethnology, she demonstrates that the specific mythological tales of the Greeks embody systems of belief or philosophy which are not unique to Greek civilisation but which are widespread among societies both 'primitive' and 'advanced'. Her work was enormously influential not only on subsequent scholars of Greek religion but in the wider fields of literature, anthropology and psychoanalysis.

Examines the festivals of ancient Greek religion to identify the primitive 'substratum' of ritual and its persistence in the realm of classical religious observance and literature.

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Ancient Art and Ritual is a book written by Jane Ellen Harrison, an English classical scholar and linguist. The book explores the relationship between ancient art and ritual, specifically in ancient Greece. Harrison argues that art and ritual are interdependent, as art is used to express and reinforce ritual practices. The book is divided into six chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of ancient art and ritual. The first chapter discusses the origins of art and ritual in ancient Greece, while the second chapter explores the role of art in religious rituals. The third chapter examines the connection between art and myth, and how art was used to depict mythological stories. The fourth chapter delves into the symbolism of ancient art, particularly in relation to fertility and death. The fifth chapter explores the use of dance and music in ancient Greek rituals, and how they were used to create a sense of community and connection. Finally, the sixth chapter discusses the decline of ancient Greek art and ritual, and the impact of Christianity on these practices.Overall, Ancient Art and Ritual is a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between art and ritual in ancient Greece. Harrison's insights and analysis provide a valuable perspective on the significance of art in ancient cultures and its enduring influence on modern art and culture.1913. Contents: Art and Ritual, Primitive Ritual; Periodic Ceremonies: Spring Festival; Primitive Spring Dance or Dithyramb, in Greece; Transition from Ritual to Art; Greek Sculpture; Ritual, Art and Life; Bibliography.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Originally published in 1921, this book was written by Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928). A pioneering British classical scholar and linguist, she was also prominent in the development of the early feminist movement. The text summarises the results of Harrison's work on the origins of Greek religion and indicates the bearing of these results on modern religious questions.

Originally published in 1906, this book by celebrated Classicist Jane Ellen Harrison reviews Thucydides' account of Classical Athens in the light of contemporary excavations made in the city. The text is illustrated with photographs and drawings of the archaeological findings, and alternative opinions on the city's ancient structure are also considered.