Project Gutenberg 2005-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 497 Harrison, Jane Ellen 1850 1928 Ancient Art and Ritual Produced by Thierry Alberto, Juliet Sutherland, Louise Pryor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Ancient Art and Ritual" by Jane Ellen Harrison is a scholarly examination of the relationship between art and ritual, likely written in the early 20th century. This work investigates how these two seemingly disparate concepts are interconnected and how their roots can provide insights into modern civilization. The book particularly focuses on forms like Greek drama as examples of this relationship, seeking to illuminate the broader implications for understanding art in relation to spirituality and societal practices. The opening of the text sets the stage for this exploration by asserting that art and ritual, while having diverged in contemporary understanding, share a common origin that can be traced back to early human impulses. Harrison introduces her examination with an analysis of Greek theatre during the festival of Dionysos, highlighting the sacred nature of attendance and the theatrical performances as acts of worship. She emphasizes the importance of ritual practices in ancient cultures, using examples from Greek and Egyptian contexts to illustrate how art evolved from these foundational rituals. By positing that the essence of both art and ritual lies in embodied emotional expression, Harrison presents a compelling framework for understanding the historical significance of artistic practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Art, Primitive Aesthetics Ritual BH Text Anthropology Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: History - Ancient Category: Art Category: Philosophy & Ethics 358402 2025-08-07T09:59:11.837388 text/html 360012 2020-12-12T21:55:47 text/html 551530 2025-08-07T09:59:20.377378 application/epub+zip 553707 2025-08-07T09:59:14.705419 application/epub+zip 211007 2025-08-07T09:59:12.944402 application/epub+zip 648675 2025-08-07T09:59:24.286287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 614273 2025-08-07T09:59:19.042308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330866 2022-09-08T09:11:24.954161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306871 2025-08-07T09:59:11.089384 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 306671 2020-12-12T21:55:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 306602 2020-12-12T21:55:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 306650 2020-12-12T21:55:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23252 2025-08-07T09:59:24.421313 application/rdf+xml 14239 2025-08-07T09:59:13.493376 image/jpeg 3846 2025-08-07T09:59:13.202331 image/jpeg 117892 2020-12-12T21:55:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 117793 2020-12-12T21:55:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 467630 2020-12-12T21:55:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 117709 2020-12-12T21:55:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 547181 2025-08-07T09:59:11.882354 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia