Abstract / DOI
Baptizing Dionysus? Myth, Cult, Theater and Early Christianity. Dionysos is the central figure for the development of the ancient theatre. He is accompanied by women in an ecstatic mood, which are the model for the chorus. Most of the dramatic plots are inspired by myths of Heroes and demigods. Especially the concepts of cyclical time and archè rule tragedy and cultus as well. These influences could be tracked in various elements of the eucharistic liturgy.