s/t: The Cult of Souls & Belief in Immortality Among the GreeksErwin Rohde (10/9/1845–1/11/1898) was one of the great German classical scholars of the 19th century. He was born in Hamburg, the son of a doctor. Outside of antiquarian circles,Mores/t: The Cult of Souls & Belief in Immortality Among the GreeksErwin Rohde (10/9/1845–1/11/1898) was one of the great German classical scholars of the 19th century. He was born in Hamburg, the son of a doctor. Outside of antiquarian circles, hes known today chiefly for his friendship & correspondence with fellow-philologist Friedrich Nietzsche.
The two were students together in Bonn & Leipzig, where they were studying philology taught by Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl. In 1872, he became a professor at the University of Kiel. He later was professor in Jena (1876), Tübingen (1878) & finally Heidelberg, where he died after suffering from a gradual decline in health.
His Psyche (1890-94) remains a standard reference work for Greek cult practices & beliefs related to the soul.Prefaces & Notes1/Beliefs About the Soul & Cult of Souls in the Homeric Poems2/Islands of the Blest. Translation3/Cave Deities. Subterranean Translation4/Heroes5/The Cult of Souls i.
Cult of Chthonic Deities ii. Funeral Ceremonies & Worship of the Dead iii. Traces of the Cult of Souls in the Blood Feud & Satisfaction for Murder6/The Eleusinian Mysteries7/Ideas of the Future Life8/Origins of the Belief in Immortality-The Thracian Worship of Dionysos9/Dionysiac Religion in Greece. Its Amalgamation w/Apolline Religion. Ecstatic Prophecy. Ritual Purification & Exorcism. Asceticism10/The Orphics11/The Philosophers12/The Lay Authors: Lyric Poets/Pindar/The Tragedians