The Rose and Its Symbols in Mediterranean Antiquity - Géczi, János
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János Géczi offers a unique approach to the history of the "journey" the rose made from his ancient homeland to "invade" the whole planet, and by explaining this long and interesting trip, he reveals the metamorphoses of the flower during this way, as well as the different meanings and customs that were attributed and connected to the rose. Beyond concrete information and the "material" modifications of the flower and its visual and verbal image in time and in space, it is also of major significance what kind of approaches and evaluations different religions beliefs attributed to the plant.…mehr

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János Géczi offers a unique approach to the history of the "journey" the rose made from his ancient homeland to "invade" the whole planet, and by explaining this long and interesting trip, he reveals the metamorphoses of the flower during this way, as well as the different meanings and customs that were attributed and connected to the rose. Beyond concrete information and the "material" modifications of the flower and its visual and verbal image in time and in space, it is also of major significance what kind of approaches and evaluations different religions beliefs attributed to the plant. Conclusively the extreme richness how it was applied in art, in literature, and in music, refers also to the changing meaning of the flower in the history of thinking.
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Géczi, János
János Géczi (1954) is a researcher and teacher of cultural history at the University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary. His main interest is the history of European mentality, especially as related to the rose, a civilizational plant that has been part of everyday life for four millennia. In the past two decades, the author has published numerous studies and monographs about this exciting theme, presenting it from the point of view of life science, literature, fine arts and the history of religion.