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The Omphalos Myth and Hebrew Religion

The Omphalos Myth and Hebrew Religion THE OMPHALOS MYTH AND HEBREW RELIGION BY SAMUEL TERRIEN New York It has long been recognized that the omphalos myth played an important part in the cults of ancient Greece. The pioneering work of Jane HARRISON, at the end of the XIXth century 1), was followed by numerous monographs, especially those of W. H. RoscHER, R. MERINGER, A. B. COOK, E. ROHDE, Ch. PICARD, F. ROBERT, Marie DELCOURT, and H. -V. HERRMANN Studies of the Greek forms of the myth have alerted the attention of Orientalists, like A. J. WENSINCK and E. BURROws 3), to the importance of this belief for the understanding of Semitic as well as Hellenic religions. Historians of comparative religions and cultures, like G. DUMEZIL, Mircea ELIADE 1) J. HARRISON, "Delphika," journal of Hellenic Studies XIX, 1899, pp. 225 ff.; Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion (Cambridge 1903, 1907; reprinted, London 1961), pp. 319 ff., 556 ff., figs. 91, 96, 97, 122, 158; Themis, 2nd ed., Cambridge 1927; reprinted, New Hyde Park, N. Y., 1962, pp. 384-428. 2) E. ROHDE, Psyche, The Cult of Souls and Beliefs in Immortality Among the Greeks 1st cd., 1983; tr. from the 8th ed., by W. B. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Vetus Testamentum Brill

The Omphalos Myth and Hebrew Religion

Terrien, Samuel
Vetus Testamentum , Volume 20 (3): 315 – Jan 1, 1970
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© 1970 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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THE OMPHALOS MYTH AND HEBREW RELIGION BY SAMUEL TERRIEN New York It has long been recognized that the omphalos myth played an important part in the cults of ancient Greece. The pioneering work of Jane HARRISON, at the end of the XIXth century 1), was followed by numerous monographs, especially those of W. H. RoscHER, R. MERINGER, A. B. COOK, E. ROHDE, Ch. PICARD, F. ROBERT, Marie DELCOURT, and H. -V. HERRMANN Studies of the Greek forms of the myth have alerted the attention of Orientalists, like A. J. WENSINCK and E. BURROws 3), to the importance of this belief for the understanding of Semitic as well as Hellenic religions. Historians of comparative religions and cultures, like G. DUMEZIL, Mircea ELIADE 1) J. HARRISON, "Delphika," journal of Hellenic Studies XIX, 1899, pp. 225 ff.; Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion (Cambridge 1903, 1907; reprinted, London 1961), pp. 319 ff., 556 ff., figs. 91, 96, 97, 122, 158; Themis, 2nd ed., Cambridge 1927; reprinted, New Hyde Park, N. Y., 1962, pp. 384-428. 2) E. ROHDE, Psyche, The Cult of Souls and Beliefs in Immortality Among the Greeks 1st cd., 1983; tr. from the 8th ed., by W. B.

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