ABSTRACT

Written by an international team of acknowledged experts, this excellent book studies a wide range of contributions and showcases new research on the archaeology, ritual and history of Greek mystery cults.

With a lack of written evidence that exists for the mysteries, archaeology has proved central to explaining their significance and this volume is key to understanding a phenomenon central to Greek religion and society.

chapter 1|24 pages

Mycenaean religion at Eleusis: the architecture and stratigraphy of Megaron B

The architecture and stratigraphy of Megaron B*
ByMichael B. Cosmopoulos

chapter 2|25 pages

FESTIVAL AND MYSTERIES

Aspects of the Eleusinian cult
ByChristiane Sourvinou-Inwood

chapter 3|29 pages

STAGES OF INITIATION IN THE ELEUSINIAN AND SAMOTHRACIAN MYSTERIES*

ByKevin Clinton

chapter 4|33 pages

“IN THE SANCTUARY OF THE SAMOTHRACIAN GODS”

Myth, politics, and mystery cult at Ilion
ByMark L. Lawall

chapter 5|31 pages

EVOLUTIONS OF A MYSTERY CULT

The Theban Kabiroi
ByAlbert Schachter

chapter 6|26 pages

MYSTERY CULTS IN ARCADIA

ByMadeleine Jost

chapter 7|24 pages

TROPHONIUS OF LEBADEA

Mystery aspects of an oracular cult in Boeotia
ByPierre Bonnechere

chapter 8|25 pages

LANDSCAPES OF DIONYSOS AND ELYSIAN FIELDS

BySusan G. Cole

chapter 9|23 pages

ORPHIC MYSTERIES AND DIONYSIAC RITUAL

ByNoel Robertson

chapter 10|22 pages

LESSER MYSTERIES – NOT LESS MYSTERIOUS

ByFritz Graf

chapter 11|2 pages

CONCLUDING REMARKS

ByMichael B. Cosmopoulos