Asklepios : Archetypal Image of the Physician's Existence (Archetypal Images in Greek Religion, Volume 3)
by
Carl Kerenyi
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Bollingen Recollections
ISBN-10
0691281823
ISBN-13
9780691281827
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Imprint
Princeton University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 14th, 2026
Print length
180 Pages
Weight
304 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 15.60 x 1.50 cms
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A landmark account of the divine physician of the Greeks in myth and archetypeTo the physicians of classical antiquity, Asklepios was the ideal of their existence as healers. In this book, acclaimed mythologist and historian of religion Carl Kerényi takes readers on a tour of the sacred sites of the Greek god of medicine to investigate the origins and archetypal significance of Asklepios as the divine physician. Drawing on mythology to trace the obscure beginnings of the cult, Kerényi argues that Asklepios was an aspect of his father, the god Apollo, closely associated with the light of rising sun and embodying the qualities of a healing deity. He shows how the Greeks revered Asklepios as the divine ancestor and prototype of mortal physicians and explores the role of the Asklepios archetype in modern psychology.
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