Psyche: The Cult of Souls and Belief in Immortality among the Greeks

• Publisher:   , Ltd., 1925
• Number Of Pages:   636
• Publication Date:   1925-01-01
• ISBN-10 / ASIN:   B0010PP7FM
• ISBN-13 / EAN:  

In all humane studies, while knowledge advances, certain works retain a classic quality which puts them beyond the reach of time. Much of "Psyche" possesses this enduring quality. . . .To a large extent Rohde succeeded in his ideal of detachment and brought to light a new and truer conception of the development of Greek religion which in its broad outlines can hardly be shaken. . . ."Psyche" outlives, and will continue to outlive, criticism, and will never fail to bring interest and enlightenment to its readers. We can all echo the words of Professor E. R. Dodds in his own study of Greek religious psychology: "I shall of course be standing, as we all stand, on the shoulders of Rohde."
— W. K. C. Guthrie

"Psyche" remains a classic, and few books can compare with it for insight, depth, and style in its treatment of Greek religion. It throws a flood of light on the religious background of the world in which Christianity first made its way.
— Henry Chadwick, Oxford University

Rohde's "Psyche" is to be ranged among the foremost classics of the History of Religions. A beautifully written book, it is at the same time rich, solid, and suggestive in its scholarship.
— Mircea Eliade, University of Chicago

At the University of Leipzig in 1865, Rohde (October 9, 1845 – January 11, 1898) developed a close friendship with fellow philology student and future philosopher, Freidrich Nietzsche, with whom he would correspond extensively in later years. At that time the two were students were studying philology taught by Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl. In 1872, Rohde became a professor at the University of Kiel. He later was professor in Jena (1876), Tübingen (1878) and finally Heidelberg, where he died in 1898 after suffering from a gradual decline in health.

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