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Contents 8 Foreword 10 Translator's Note 12 Abbreviations 14 List of Texts-Figures and Plates 18 Introduction 22 Chapter One Religion, Cult and Mystery 38 Chapter Two Systems of Belief 46 1. Cosmic Order and the Nature of the Divine 54 a. The Egyptian Cults 60 i. The Myth of Isis and Osiris 60 ii. Serapis 73 b. The Myth of Cybele and Attis 84 c. Mithras 95 2. Humankind in the World 127 3. The World Beyond 143 Chapter Three Systems of Value 164 1. Between Utopia and Reality 175 2. Ethics in the Phrygian Cults 186 3. Isiac Ethics 198 4. Moral Values in Mithraism 213 Chapter Four The Ritual Systems 226 1. Religion and Ritual 227 2. Rituals in the Mysteries 232 a. Initiation 238 b. Sacrifi ce 242 c. Commensality 248 d. Prayer 252 3. Rituals in the Phrygian Cults 261 a. Introduction 261 b. Emasculation 267 c. The taurobolium/criobolium 282 d. Initiation 297 e. The Megalensia and the March Festival of Attis 303 4. Rituals in the Egyptian Cults 314 a. Festivals 317 b. Cultic Practice 326 i. Sacrifi ce and Votives 334 ii. Prayer, Healing and Incubation 339 c. Initiation 357 5. Cultic Practice in Mithraism 365 a. The Ritual Function of the Mithraeum 370 b. Initiation and the Initiatory Grad

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Author

Alvar Ezquerra, Jaime., Gordon, R. L.

Published

2009

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, World History, Humanities