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Mystic Cults in Magna Graecia (Paperback)
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In Vergil's Aeneid, the poet implies that those who have been
initiated into mystery cults enjoy a blessed situation both in life
and after death. This collection of essays brings new insight to
the study of mystic cults in the ancient world, particularly those
that flourished in Magna Graecia (essentially the area of
present-day Southern Italy and Sicily). Implementing a variety of
methodologies, the contributors to Mystic Cults in Magna Graecia
examine an array of features associated with such "mystery
religions" that were concerned with individual salvation through
initiation and hidden knowledge rather than civic cults directed
toward Olympian deities usually associated with Greek religion.
Contributors present contemporary theories of ancient religion,
field reports from recent archaeological work, and other frameworks
for exploring mystic cults in general and individual deities
specifically, with observations about cultural interactions
throughout. Topics include Dionysos and Orpheus, the Goddess Cults,
Isis in Italy, and Roman Mithras, explored by an international
array of scholars including Giulia Sfameni Gasparro ("Aspects of
the Cult of Demeter in Magna Graecia") and Alberto Bernabe ("Imago
Inferorum Orphica"). The resulting volume illuminates this often
misunderstood range of religious phenomena.
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