Socrates among the Corybantes

the long version

"In Plato's dialogues, we find many references to Corybantic rites - rites of initiation performed in honor of the goddess Rhea. But in the dialogue titled the Euthydemus, there is more than a mere reference to the rites to be found. Within the context of Socratic dialectic the ancient rites of the Corybantes are acted out - although veiled and distorted. This is what Carl Levenson argues in his new book Socrates Among the Corybantes."--BOOK JACKET.