Using the analytical method of anthropology and psychology, classicist E.R. Dodds shows the role of primitive and irrational forces in Greek Culture which had been largely glossed over by most writers previously.
"This is a work of admirable learning which is also extremely readable."- Times Literary Supplement.
"An event in modern Greek Scholarship...a thoughtful, well-documented and beautifully written discussion." Classical Outlook.
Using the analytical method of anthropology and psychology, classicist E.R. Dodds shows the role of primitive and irrational forces in Greek Culture which had been largely glossed over by most writers previously.
"This is a work of admirable learning which is also extremely readable."- Times Literary Supplement.
"An event in modern Greek Scholarship...a thoughtful, well-documented and beautifully written discussion." Classical Outlook.