The Ancient mysteries : a sourcebook: sacred texts of the mystery religions of the ancient Mediterranean world
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TextSan Francisco, CA Harper & Row c1987Edition: 1st edDescription: xii, 267 p.; gloss.; bibliogContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0060655771 (hard). 0060655763 (pbk.)
- BL610 .A59 1987
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Edited by Marvin W. Meyer.
Preface. 1 Introduction. 2 The Greek mysteries of the grain mother and daughter, and related mysteries. 3 The Andanian mysteries of Messenia. 4 The Greek mysteries of Dionysos. 5 The Anatolian mysteries of the great mother and her lover, and the Syrian goddess. 6 The Egyptian mysteries of Isis and Osiris. 7 The Roman mysteries of Mithras. 8 The mysteries within Judaism and Christianity. Glossary. Acknowledgements
'The Ancient Mysteries contains a very balanced selection of sources for the study of the ancient so-called mystery religions, starting with Eleusis and ending with mysteries in Judaism and Christianity. As far as I know, no other modern sourcebook exists in this field. Therefore this book fills a gap not only in the area of late antiquity and early Christianity, but also in the field of history of religions in general.'
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