In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transforms the Thracian singer into a prefiguration of his Lord. His approach is unique: among all Christian authors of the first centuries, he is the only one to suggest such an association, his aim being to invite the pagans to embrace the new religion. His fellow Christians, however, do also mention Orpheus and the poems ascribed to him. What are their objectives? The second volume of Orpheus and the Christians seeks to answer this question. The book offers a systematic examination of the ways in which Christian authors of the first five centuries deal with Orpheus, his writings and religious foundations. Three polemical attitudes, which are not m...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Orpheus is renowned as the legendary poet whose song was able to move even the stones, as Eurydice's...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Orpheus is renowned as the legendary poet whose song was able to move even the stones, as Eurydice's...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Orpheus is renowned as the legendary poet whose song was able to move even the stones, as Eurydice's...