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Labyrinth
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1. The labyrinth is one of the symbols that exercise an enduring fascination upon human beings. Labyrinthine tracings and rituals are demonstrably present in many eras and cultures, and are applied with astounding persistence and identity of form. What is often called the ‘original’ labyrinth (Kerényi) lies beside its mythic place of origin, in Minoan Crete, and is propagated across the whole of the ancient Greek world, as well as perhaps received…

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Hehn, Georg, “Labyrinth”, in: The Brill Dictionary of Religion, Edited by Kocku von Stuckrad. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1872-5287_bdr_COM_00242>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004124332, 20051223



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