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  • Members: 241
  • Category: Greek
  • Founded: Jul 31, 1998
  • Language: English
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Dionysos-l is a place for the discussion of Dionysos in all his forms, ancient and modern. Mythologists, historians, and mystics all welcome. Appropriate topics include:

  • The origins and evolution of Dionysos
  • The worship of Dionysos in the ancient world
  • The differences between Dionysos and his Roman manifestation as Bacchus
  • The various myths surrounding Dionysos, and their interpretation
  • The relationships between Dionysos and other deities (Zeus, Pan, Osiris, Shiva, etc.)
  • The influence of other cultures on the worship of Dionysos
  • The theory and practice of ecstatic religion
  • Dionysian worship and the use of intoxication in spiritual practice
  • Euripides' Bacchae, and other ancient literature in which Dionysos appears
  • The transition from an ecstatic religion (maenadism) to a festival of theater
  • The Orphic cult and Dionysos' place in the Orphic hymns
  • Dionysos in philosophy and literature
  • Books, magazine or journal articles, and other publications which discuss Dionysos or his worship, in any era of history
  • The modern worship of Dionysos

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"Alexander the Great and Dionysios in India: The Greek Interaction
... From: Jody Chavez Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 2:16 PM To: sac-events@... Subject: [SAC events] [Fwd: Bopearachchi Lecture 2/11 Dear
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Re: Nietzsche's Dionysos
Hence, transgression acquires a sacred dimension only when it is subordinated to a suprahuman aim, either explicitly or through its inscription in a symbolic
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In a message dated 3/7/2009 2:53:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, moodylawless@... writes: What do members think of Nietzsche's depiction of Dionysos,
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Re: Nietzsche, Dionysos & Bhairava
http://www.svabhinava.org/EsotericPhilosophy/JosephMartin/index.php http://www.svabhinava.org/brahmanicide/Vishnu-Bhairava/index.php Sunthar ... From:
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Re: Nietzsche's Dionysos
... Khaire, Moody! As one part of the overall puzzle of Who Dionysos Is, I think Nietzsche's take on the God is wonderful. But in itself, it's not complete, of
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