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Description of  Mystery Cults in the Ancient World [Audiobook]

B0CRLHC5LX MP3@64 kbps Mystery cults are one of the most intriguing areas of Greek and Roman religion. In the nocturnal mysteries at Eleusis, participants dramatically reenacted the story of Demeter's loss and recovery of her daughter Persephone in the Bacchic cult, bands of women ran wild in the Greek countryside to honor Dionysus in the mysteries of Mithras, men came to understand the nature of the universe and their place within it through frightening initiation ceremonies and astrological teachings.