Rights List Spring 2013

Life between Scylla and Charybdis
▶ Classic stories newly analyzed and interpreted
▶ Interpretations for the times we live in
They hey can be found in every decent library collection: the myths of classic class
antiquity. ntiquity. They are an integral part of the Western European culture; man many
of us can recall a few things about the Battle of Troy, Odysseus’s wanderings
or the dramatic love story of Orpheus and Eurydice. But what are the
legends and myths really about?
In this book, Eugen Drewermann leads us through the narrow passage between
Scylla and Charybdis with a perspective honed by depth psychology.
He explores why love, suffering and death – three constants in human
existence – are the predominant themes in many ancient myths, and how a
deeper and correct understanding of these old texts can help us better understand
life today.
By the same author:
Eugen Drewermann
Stories of Lived Humanity
ISBN: 978-3-8436-0236-5
Patmos
God and justice are recurring themes in the fairy tales of the
Brothers Grimm, as Eugen Drewermann shows in this book. Interpreting
God’s role in four Grimm’s fairy tales, he reminds the
reader what it means to be generous and fair, and how to act humanely.
Eugen Drewermann
Love, Suffering and Death
Interpreting Existence in Ancient
Myths
ISBN: 978-3-8436-0347-8
Patmos
Hardback with jacket
640 pages with b/w illustrations
and 8 color tables
Eugen Drewermann, born in 1940, has
a doctorate in theology. When he was suspended
from the priesthood and the teaching
profession, he began a career as a psychotherapist
and writer. To date he has
written over 80 books and his works have
been translated into more than a dozen
languages.
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RELIGION & SOCIETY