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Leserbriefen und Rezensionen
Mit viel Freude
habe ich Ihr locker und zugleich lehrreich geschriebenes
Buch „Das Labyrinth, Symbol für Angst, Wiedergeburt und
Befreiung" gelesen, das eine schöne Ergänzung zu
Hermann Kerns Werk darstellt.
Prof.
Dr. Max J. Kobbert, Münster: Brief an den Autor
Es gibt
allerhand zu entdecken beim Gang durch die Labyrinthe -
einmal abgesehen von allen anregenden historischen,
kulturgeschichtlichen und psychologischen Aspekten, die
dieses Buch in Fülle bietet.
Hartmut
Weber in Radio Bayern 2, Evangelische Perspektiven
(Kirchenfunk) am 11.12.1994
Ein
faszinierendes Buch, ein brillantes Buch [
...] Wer sich aber
ernsthafter auf dieses Werk einläßt, der wird es als
unerschöpfliche Quelle geistiger Anregung nicht mehr missen
mögen.
Elmar
Schaaf in Hirschberg 11, 1994
Jaskolski’s
book is a wideranging overview of the burgeoning subject of
mazes and labyrinths and is well worth to effort required to
read it [ ...]
undoubtedly ... a translation would reveal Jaskolski’s
more subtle discussions of the history, mythology and
meaning of this most mercurial cultural concept.
Deb
Saward in Caerdroia - the journal of mazes &
labyrinths, 26th Edition: 1994
Dieser Band ist
nicht nur informativ und interessant gestaltet, sondern
gleichsam ein Ariadnefaden durch die sich im Laufe der
Geschichte wandelnden Bedeutungen des Labyrinths, welche
durch die Wiedergabe erklärender Sagen und Geschichten
sowie durch eine Anzahl von Skizzen und Bildern
gewinnbringend nahegebracht werden. Empfehlenswert.
Karl
Krendl in den bücherei nachrichten des
österreichischen Borromäuswerkes, 1/95
Fachkundig und
in einfacher Sprache beschreibt der Autor die
Vielfältigkeit und Kraft dieses Symbols über die
Jahrhunderte. Ein Buch, das in jeder Bibliothek seine Leser
finden wird.
Heinz
Bolliger-Salzmann im Schweizer Bibliotheksdienst SBD-Angebot
2/95
... Para
Jaskolski el labirinto es el mandala de la cultura
mediterránea y europea. El relato de las distintas suertes
corridas por este símbolo está hecho en un estilo fácil y
entretenido, sin que le falte por ello profundidad y
erudición.
Emilio
García Estébanez in Estudios filosóficos 125
(1995)
Mit
Abbildungen, fundiertem Wissen und unterhaltsamem
Schreibstil erzählt Helmut Jaskolski die Geschichte und
Bedeutung des Labyrinths. [ ...]
Der Autor gibt Denkanstöße und schreibt so leicht und
verständlich, daß das Lesen zum Genuß wird.
I ris
Rozdzynki in Publik-Forum Nr.5, 1996
A new
book (1997); The Labyrinth: symbol of fear, rebirth &
liberation, by Helmut Jaskolski (Shambala Press, dist. by
Random House) is an excellent source of comprehensive
information on the relationship between the Labyrinth
pattern/symbol and the ancient Cretan/Minoan myth regarding
the Minotauros. I don't have it infront of me currently but
I believe the author is Dutch or German and provides a good
summary of sources and citations. the writing is good and
his story and arguments are interesting and persuasive. If
you find it please let me know your response. I am
particularly interested in the construction and use of
intentional patterns for movement which create meditative
states among people (walking a labyrinth is one example,
walking meditation in Zen is another). Seeing the presence
of the body as an enhancement to prayer rather than an
obstacle or hindrance seems a feature of early or medieval
Christian practice and absent from contemporary worship,
although chastisement of the body was also far more
frequently practices. It seems that after the 'age of
enlightenment' the goal has been to forget we have them -
maybe virtual reality is the most recent manifestation.
I hope the book proves helpful. Please respond if you are
able.
Cordially, Karen Sundstrom
Query
from C.Brown on Minotaur & Labyrinth, http://www.ashlandweb.com
Jaskolski,
Helmut. The Labyrinth. Symbol of Fear, Rebirth, and
Liberation. (Boston, London, 1997). Translated from the
German, this book is a highly readable overview of literary
themes and motifs in spirituality related to the Labyrinth.
Selected
Bibliography for Body and Spirituality Compiled by Darleen
Pryds, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Franciscan School of
Theology, Graduate Theological Union http://courseweb.fst.edu/pryds/Labyrinth/Labyrinth_Bibliography.html
What
a strangely eloquent book this is! It is as if we are
allowed to eavesdrop on the private musings of a mythologist
as he ponders the vast depths and scope of the labyrinth as
myth and symbol. Jaskolski's prose is at all times flowing,
attractive and evocative, and even when he is addressing
profound mythic truths it remains fresh and approachable,
powerful and ever open to the reader.
Jaskolski
traces the labyrinth in Western consciousness from Crete and
the ancient Near Eastern myth of the encounter with the
Minotaur, reassessing the sacred marriage between Theseus
and Ariadne, the mortal princess who is yet a Goddess, and
the flight of Daedalus and Icarus with which we are all so
familiar, through the labyrinth's adoption by mediaeval
Christianity as the image of the earthly pilgrim and his
journey throught the world to great and eternal spiritual
wisdom, to today's revival of interest in its ancient truths,
not least its powerful adoption by Umberto Eco as the model
of the library in his novel The Name of the Rose.
No
doubt there are many pagans who would bridle at the
inclusion of Christian myth within this book and refuse to
read it on that account. If so, they would be the losers;
this is a wonderful, evocative and thought-provoking
exploration of one of the most enduring and powerful symbols
of Western culture. An excellent read.
http://www.whitedragon.org.uk/reviews/book.htm
 
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