Greek Pilgrimage: in search of the foundations of the West

Greek Pilgrimage: in search of the foundations of the West

by John Carroll
Greek Pilgrimage: in search of the foundations of the West

Greek Pilgrimage: in search of the foundations of the West

by John Carroll

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Overview

This is a travel book in the grand sense. The horizons it explores are of land and sea, and of the mind.

Greek Pilgrimage is a meditation on classical Greece, journeying through its great sites, monuments, and cultural works. On the way, it examines the country’s pivotal role in the foundation of the modern world. We who are born into the West are all Greeks. Here lie our roots.

The ancient Greeks invite us to think about who we are, and the best ways to organise ourselves, to build institutions, and to make our cities beautiful. They lead us into a sceptical orientation to ourselves and the world we inhabit, questioning the meaning of it all. They have bequeathed to us science and philosophy, drama and sport, our engagement with nature, and much else that graces our modern world.

In Greece, our metaphysical perspective was set. We were introduced to the mystery — an abiding sense that there is a deep secret, one which somehow holds the key to the big questions about life. An aura lives on, a mysterious vitality, among the ruins that remain today — in Delphi, at Olympia, and on the Acropolis.

Greek Pilgrimage is also designed to serve as a practical guide for the modern traveller to Greece. Two itineraries are recommended at the end, with maps and illustrations.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781921640742
Publisher: Scribe Publications Pty Ltd
Publication date: 10/25/2010
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 1,064,825
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

John Carroll is professor of sociology at La Trobe Universityin Melbourne. His books include The Western Dreaming, Terror: a meditation on the meaning of September 11, The Existential Jesus, Ego and Soul: the modern west in search of meaning, and Greek Pilgrimage.

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