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A lively, illustrated overview of the variety of Mystery Religions that flourished at the dawn of the Christian Era. In clear, enlightening text and striking images, Mystery Religions holds up a “distant mirror” to our own times, showing that the quest for spiritual illumination from Eastern religions, an emphasis on spiritual development and experience, and a concern for hidden knowledge are deeply rooted in Western culture. Mystery Religions brings the myths, the magic, the rites, and the wisdom of a bygone age to compelling life, making them comprehensible to modern readers. Godwin begins Mystery Religions with a crucial discussion of the five basic spiritual attitudes or orientations, one (or more) of which informs the religious conceptions of all peoples of every epoch. He clarifies the various paths—that of the warrior, of the monk, of the magician, of love, and of knowledge —and applies them in a detailed examination of the major mystery religions that follows. Here is a compelling account of the forms mystery religions took, from the cults of Mithras, Dionysus, and Orpheus to those of the Goddess, esoteric Christianity and Judaism, and Gnosticism. Godwin offers a rich and v

Who reads Mystery Religions : in the Ancient World?

Author

Joscelyn Goodwin

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

1982

Language

EN

ISBN

9780060631406

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Mystery, Religion

Rating

3.75 / 5 (32 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14