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Call for Proposals: Afterlives
Centre for Myth Studies Myth Reading Group Call for Proposals: Afterlives The Myth Reading Group returns in the summer term with the theme of “Afterlives”. The topic can be understood both in relation to myths of the underworld and of … Continue reading
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Tagged afterlives, call for papers, Dante Alighieri, Homer, Louise Glück, Osiris, Persephone, Plutarch, William Blake
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Thursday 10 March: Narrating Persephone’s ‘Afterlife’
In this session, Brittany Kuhn introduces a discussion of the reception of the figure of Persephone in contemporary poetry. The myth of Demeter and Persephone has been widely studied and ‘translated’ across cultures and periods. Yet, we learn very little … Continue reading
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Tagged afterlives, Greek mythology, Homeric Hymn, Louise Glück, modern/contemporary literature, Persephone, poetry, Rita Dove
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Thursday 25 February: The Sibyl’s Afterlives
This week Eirini Apanomeritaki introduces a discussion of adaptations of the myth of the Sibyl in literature. In the session, we will discuss the ‘afterlife’ of the myth of the Cumaean Sibyl, the prophetess, who appears in both Virgil’s Aeneid … Continue reading
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Tagged afterlives, Eirini Apanomeritaki, Margaret Atwood, modern/contemporary literature, Ovid, Roman mythology, Sybil, Virgil
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Thursday 18 February: C. G. Jung’s Myth of Life after Death
In this session Professor Roderick Main continues his discussion of myths that were important in the life and work of Jung. Based on observation of his own and his patients’ dreams, as well as on hints from synchronistic experiences and … Continue reading
Thursday 11 February: Demeter and Persephone: A Jungian Interpretation
This week Joyce Tye will introduce a discussion of the myth of Demeter and Persephone, offering a Jungian interpretation. The underworld holds the deepest secrets and is a prime concern of the soul. For Carl G. Jung, myths provided not … Continue reading
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Tagged afterlives, C. G. Jung, Demeter, Greek mythology, Homeric Hymn, Persephone
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Thursday 4 February: Heaven on Earth, or Earth Made Heavenly?
This week, Mikael Bang introduces a discussion of the afterlife in Judaism. The concept of the afterlife permeates Jewish texts, and yet is veiled. There is a belief in “the world to come” [olam ha-ba]. Its meaning, however, has been … Continue reading
Dreams of Eland: San Myth and Rock Art
Jeremy Solnick introduces a discussion of the dreams of eland as represented in rock paintings by the Southern San who inhabited the Drakensberg and Maluti mountains in Africa. The eland features prominently in San myth and was felt to … Continue reading
Thursday 21 January: Osiris: Egyptian God of the Afterlife
The Myth Reading Group returns this term with the theme of “Afterlives”. Our opening session, introduced by Dr. Leon Burnett, will be on Osiris. In his lifetime, according to myth, Osiris was responsible for introducing civilization and agriculture to Egypt … Continue reading
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Tagged afterlives, Demeter, Egyptian mythology, Isis, Leon Burnett, Osiris, Persephone, Plutarch
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Afterlives: Call for Proposals
The Myth Reading Group returns this term with the theme of “Afterlives”, understood both in relation to myths of the underworld and of crossings between realms, and as the afterlives of myths and texts from ancient times to the present. … Continue reading
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