| Physical description |
1 online resource (xviii, 256 pages) |
| Series |
Münchner Vorlesungen zu antiken Welten, 2198-9664 ; Bd. 1
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Münchner Vorlesungen zu antiken Welten ; Bd. 1. 2198-9664
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| Notes |
University lectures. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Initiation into the Eleusinian mysteries : a "thin" description -- Mysteries at the interface of Greece and Anatolia : Samothracian Gods, Kabeiroi and Korybantes -- Orpheus, Orphism and Orphic-Bacchic mysteries -- Greek mysteries in Roman times -- The mysteries of Isis and Mithras -- Did the mysteries influence early Christianity? -- Appendix 1. Demeter and Eleusis in Megara -- Appendix 2. The Golden Bough : Orphic, Eleusinian and Hellenistic-Jewish sources of Virgil's Underworld in Aeneid VI. |
| Summary |
This book explores ancient mystery cults and their influence on emerging Christianity. The author discusses the famous Eleusian Mysteries as well as smaller and lesser-known Greek and Roman mysteries, offering an indispensable in-depth analysis of this fascinating phenomenon. |
| Language notes |
English. |
| Subject |
Mysteries, Religious.
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Civilization, Classical.
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Civilization, Ancient.
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History, Ancient.
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Antiquity. |
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cult. |
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initiation. |
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mysteries. |
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History |
| ISBN |
9783110299557 (online) |
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3110299550 (online) |
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3110299291 (hard cover) |
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9783110299298 (hard cover) |
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3110376997 |
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9783110376999 (electronic bk.) |
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