Orphic Hymns - Western Tradition Classics and Interpretations

Author: Wu Yaling
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book focuses on presenting to readers another important text of the Orphic poetic teaching that is mutually with the doctrines—the Eighty-Seven Orphic Hymns. The hymns are the daily bread of followers of any sect, and in the sense of religious life, they are even far more important than the doctrines of the sect. The Chinese translation of this book is based on two recently recognized successful annotated editions of the hymns. For the convenience of readers' understanding, a recent research paper by Western scholars is appended. This book is not only worth comparing with 《Orphic Fragments》； comparing it with Homer, Hesiod, Pindar, and Plato may yield even greater benefits.