Orphic Hymns

Author: Liu Xiaofeng
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book focuses on presenting another important text of the Orphic poetic teaching that corresponds 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 more essential than the doctrines of the sect. The Chinese translation of this book is based on two recently recognized and successful annotated editions of the hymns from Western classical studies. For the convenience of readers' understanding, a recent research paper by a Western scholar has been appended. This book is not only worth comparing with The Orphic Fragments, but also with Homer, Hesiod, Pindar, Plato, etc., and the benefits may be even greater.