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Ancient Mystery Cults

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Description for Ancient Mystery Cults Paperback. The foremost historian of Greek religion providers the first comprehensive, comparative study of a little-known aspect of ancient religious beliefs and practices. Series: Carl Newell Jackson Lectures. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 line illustrations, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
The foremost historian of Greek religion provides the first comprehensive, comparative study of a little-known aspect of ancient religious beliefs and practices. Secret mystery cults flourished within the larger culture of the public religion of Greece and Rome for roughly a thousand years. This book is neither a history nor a survey but a comparative phenomenology, concentrating on five major cults. In defining the mysteries and describing their rituals, membership, organization, and dissemination, Walter Burkert displays the remarkable erudition we have come to expect of him; he also shows great sensitivity and sympathy in interpreting the experiences and motivations of ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Carl Newell Jackson Lectures
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674033870
SKU
V9780674033870
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About Walter Burkert
Walter Burkert was Professor Emeritus of Classics, University of Zurich.

Reviews for Ancient Mystery Cults
Walter Burkert’s publication of his 1982 Jackson Lectures at Harvard University is another of his important contributions to our understanding of the religions of Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern cultures. Everything from his pen is welcome and an education… His knowledge of the sources is encyclopedic, his judgment in combining them original, illuminating, and persuasive… This study is bound to ... Read more

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