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Bronze Age Eleusis and the Origins of the Eleusinian Mysteries by Michael B. Cosmopoulos (2015, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101107010993
ISBN-139781107010994
eBay Product ID (ePID)211322815
Product Key Features
Number of Pages246 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBronze Age Eleusis and the Origins of the Eleusinian Mysteries
Publication Year2015
SubjectArchaeology, Ancient / General, Ancient, Ancient / Greece
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science, History
AuthorMichael B. Cosmopoulos
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight25.8 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width6.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2015-005776
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal938
Table Of ContentIntroduction; Part I. Myth and Cult: 1. Myths and legends; 2. The theology of Demeter at Eleusis; Part II. The Site and its Exploration: 3. Landscape and environment; 4. The exploration of Eleusis; Part III. The Archaeology and Monuments of Eleusis: 5. Early Bronze Age; 6. Middle Bronze Age; 7. Early Mycenaean; 8. The period of the palaces (LH IIIA2 to LH IIIB); 9. The post-palatial period; 10. The post-Bronze Age history of the Sanctuary; Part IV. The Origins and Early Development of the Eleusinian Mysteries: 11. Theories about the origins of the Mysteries; 12. The origins and early development of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
SynopsisDespite the tremendous popularity of the Eleusinian Mysteries, their origins are unknown and can only be reconstructed with the help of archaeology. This book provides a much-needed synthesis of the archaeology of Eleusis during the Bronze Age and reconstructs the formation and early development of the Eleusinian Mysteries., For more than one thousand years, people from every corner of the Greco-Roman world sought the hope for a blessed afterlife through initiation into the Mysteries of Demeter and Kore at Eleusis. In antiquity itself and in our memory of antiquity, the Eleusinian Mysteries stand out as the oldest and most venerable mystery cult. Despite the tremendous popularity of the Eleusinian Mysteries, their origins are unknown. Because they are lost in an era without written records, they can only be reconstructed with the help of archaeology. This book provides a much-needed synthesis of the archaeology of Eleusis during the Bronze Age and reconstructs the formation and early development of the Eleusinian Mysteries. The discussion of the origins of the Eleusinian Mysteries is complemented with discussions of the theology of Demeter and an update on the state of research in the archaeology of Eleusis from the Bronze Age to the end of antiquity.
LC Classification NumberGN778.22.G8 C67 2016
