The feminine in early Greek philosophy (Part one: Homer, Homeric tradition, Hesiod, Derveni Papyrus)
Istraživanje ženskog u ranom Grčkom mišljenju (Deo prvi:Homer i homerska tradicija, Hesiod, orfizam Derveni papirusa)
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The Feminine in Early Greek Philosophy
(Part One: Homer, Homeric Tradition, Hesiod, Derveni Papyrus)
(Summary)
This paper forms the first part of broader research dealing with the possibilities
for a feminine ἀρχή, i.e., the starting point or source for a change, in early Greek
thinking. Thus, it involves comparative analyses of the material provided by Homer,
The Homeric hymn to Apollo, Hesiod’s Theogony and the Derveni Papyrus, the latter
text being “the only one that can, without the shadow of a doubt, be described as ‘Orphic’” (Brisson, 2019). The work on the sources resulted in endorsing the following
interpretative hypothesis: In the analysed cosmogonies, the concept of ἀρχή is linked
and – as I would argue – dependant upon the phenomenon of parthenogenesis, i.e.,
reproduction without fertilisation, implying a kind of a biological “self-sufficiency”.
Consequently, the employed research strategy throughout the paper consisted of the
two following tasks: 1) to assess ...the feminine emergence as the ἀρχή in light of par-
thenogenesis; 2) employing the same criterion, to assess the relationship between the
feminine and the masculine. The main results thus obtained show that: 1) apart from
the fact that none of the analysed cosmogonies posited the feminine and the masculine
in the relationship of equality, 2) the role of the feminine otherwise resists putting into
“patterns”, including its position in the so-called paternalistic Homeric tradition.
Whether these results will change with the further inclusion of sources or remain as
nuanced as they now are, remains to be seen in future research.
Rad istražuje mogućnost ženskog kao ἀρχή u kosmogonijama Homera
i homerske tradicije, Hesioda i orfizma Derveni papirusa. Preduslov da bi se tako
nešto uradilo jeste da se ἀρχή ne shvata kao hiletička realnost koja je u osnovi sveta,
nego naprosto kao početak promene, a otuda i kao kosmogonijski početak. Istraživanje
primarnih izvora pokazalo je da je pitanje ἀρχή kao kosmogonijskog početka u većini
slučajeva povezano sa problemom partenogeneze (bespolnog razmnožavanja). Otuda
je partenogeneza uzeta za kriterijum da bi se ustanovila ἀρχή u kosmogonijskim pro-
cesima. Pozicija ženskog u ranom grčkom mišljenju onda je posmatrana posredstvom
partenogeneze, a na isti način sagledavan je i odnos muškog i ženskog. Rad na ma-
terijalu, rađen za sada na malom uzorku (Ilijada, Treća homerska himna, Teogonija,
Eumenide, Derveni papirus), pokazao je neočekivane rezultate. Naime, ispostavilo se
da se položaj ženskog u grčkim kosmogonijama ne može šematizovati, već da se radi
o više raz...ličitih paradigmi – počev od onih koje sasvim istiskuju žensko kao ἀρχή do
onih koje kosmos začinju polazeći od ženskog. Jedina paradigma koja do sada nije
uočena, jeste ona koja bi muško i žensko postavljala u odnos ravnopravnosti i/ili
ravnoteže. Da li će se to pokazati u nekim od budućih istraživanja, ostaje da se vidi.
Ključne reči:
ἀρχή / cosmogenesis / the feminine / the masculine / parthenogenesis / ἀρχή kao inicijalna tačka promene / kosmogeneza / žensko / muško / partenogenezaIzvor:
Theoria, Beograd, 2023, 66, 2, 81-100Izdavač:
- Srpsko filozofsko društvo
Finansiranje / projekti:
- Women in Times of Crisis, subproject of the broader project Čovek i društvo u vreme krize, funded by University of Belgrade - Faculty of Philosophy
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Filozofija / PhilosophyTY - JOUR AU - Knežević, Višnja PY - 2023 UR - https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0351-2274/2023/0351-22742302081K.pdf UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5282 AB - The Feminine in Early Greek Philosophy (Part One: Homer, Homeric Tradition, Hesiod, Derveni Papyrus) (Summary) This paper forms the first part of broader research dealing with the possibilities for a feminine ἀρχή, i.e., the starting point or source for a change, in early Greek thinking. Thus, it involves comparative analyses of the material provided by Homer, The Homeric hymn to Apollo, Hesiod’s Theogony and the Derveni Papyrus, the latter text being “the only one that can, without the shadow of a doubt, be described as ‘Orphic’” (Brisson, 2019). The work on the sources resulted in endorsing the following interpretative hypothesis: In the analysed cosmogonies, the concept of ἀρχή is linked and – as I would argue – dependant upon the phenomenon of parthenogenesis, i.e., reproduction without fertilisation, implying a kind of a biological “self-sufficiency”. Consequently, the employed research strategy throughout the paper consisted of the two following tasks: 1) to assess the feminine emergence as the ἀρχή in light of par- thenogenesis; 2) employing the same criterion, to assess the relationship between the feminine and the masculine. The main results thus obtained show that: 1) apart from the fact that none of the analysed cosmogonies posited the feminine and the masculine in the relationship of equality, 2) the role of the feminine otherwise resists putting into “patterns”, including its position in the so-called paternalistic Homeric tradition. Whether these results will change with the further inclusion of sources or remain as nuanced as they now are, remains to be seen in future research. AB - Rad istražuje mogućnost ženskog kao ἀρχή u kosmogonijama Homera i homerske tradicije, Hesioda i orfizma Derveni papirusa. Preduslov da bi se tako nešto uradilo jeste da se ἀρχή ne shvata kao hiletička realnost koja je u osnovi sveta, nego naprosto kao početak promene, a otuda i kao kosmogonijski početak. Istraživanje primarnih izvora pokazalo je da je pitanje ἀρχή kao kosmogonijskog početka u većini slučajeva povezano sa problemom partenogeneze (bespolnog razmnožavanja). Otuda je partenogeneza uzeta za kriterijum da bi se ustanovila ἀρχή u kosmogonijskim pro- cesima. Pozicija ženskog u ranom grčkom mišljenju onda je posmatrana posredstvom partenogeneze, a na isti način sagledavan je i odnos muškog i ženskog. Rad na ma- terijalu, rađen za sada na malom uzorku (Ilijada, Treća homerska himna, Teogonija, Eumenide, Derveni papirus), pokazao je neočekivane rezultate. Naime, ispostavilo se da se položaj ženskog u grčkim kosmogonijama ne može šematizovati, već da se radi o više različitih paradigmi – počev od onih koje sasvim istiskuju žensko kao ἀρχή do onih koje kosmos začinju polazeći od ženskog. Jedina paradigma koja do sada nije uočena, jeste ona koja bi muško i žensko postavljala u odnos ravnopravnosti i/ili ravnoteže. Da li će se to pokazati u nekim od budućih istraživanja, ostaje da se vidi. PB - Srpsko filozofsko društvo T2 - Theoria, Beograd T1 - The feminine in early Greek philosophy (Part one: Homer, Homeric tradition, Hesiod, Derveni Papyrus) T1 - Istraživanje ženskog u ranom Grčkom mišljenju (Deo prvi:Homer i homerska tradicija, Hesiod, orfizam Derveni papirusa) EP - 100 IS - 2 SP - 81 VL - 66 DO - 10.2298/THEO2302081K ER -
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Knežević, V.. (2023). The feminine in early Greek philosophy (Part one: Homer, Homeric tradition, Hesiod, Derveni Papyrus). in Theoria, Beograd Srpsko filozofsko društvo., 66(2), 81-100. https://doi.org/10.2298/THEO2302081K
Knežević V. The feminine in early Greek philosophy (Part one: Homer, Homeric tradition, Hesiod, Derveni Papyrus). in Theoria, Beograd. 2023;66(2):81-100. doi:10.2298/THEO2302081K .
Knežević, Višnja, "The feminine in early Greek philosophy (Part one: Homer, Homeric tradition, Hesiod, Derveni Papyrus)" in Theoria, Beograd, 66, no. 2 (2023):81-100, https://doi.org/10.2298/THEO2302081K . .