The Bacchae, reactions and interpretations

What are the reactions and interpretations of the Bacchic cult? An historian is influenced by their context, as anyone one is. One cannot escape the society that they live in and the ideals, values and social norms that it places on the individual. Religion is indeed a key focus within each society and the religion can have different impacts on the society and on the individual. Each society will hence forth respond differently as they …

…shows the how women can take it upon themselves to free themselves from their society no matter what the consequences. As well as Livy who indeed depicts a pessimistic and degrading view on the religious practice, condemning it through his use of supposed cult associated crimes. However the maenads, the Bacchic frenzy and Dionysus are all of great intrigue and can mean so much more to each society and its own influential context. Word count 2501