| Description |
xii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Perennial library |
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Perennial Library.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- The Greek mysteries of the grain mother and daughter, and related mysteries -- The Andanian mysteries of Messina -- The Greek mysteries of Dionysos -- The Anatolian mysteries of the great mother and her lover, and the Syrian goddess -- The Egyptian mysteries of Isis and Osiris -- The Roman mysteries of Mithras -- The mysteries within Judaism and Christianity -- Glossary |
| Analysis |
Religious cults, history |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and glossary |
| Subject |
Cults.
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Mysteries, Religious -- History -- Sources.
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Mysteries, Religious.
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| Author |
Meyer, Marvin W., editor
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| LC no. |
86045022 |
| ISBN |
0060655763 (paperback) |
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