Bronze Age Eleusis and the Origins of the Eleusinian Mysteries

Bronze Age Eleusis and the Origins of the Eleusinian Mysteries

Cosmopoulos, Michael B. (University of Missouri, St Louis)

Cambridge University Press

06/2015

246

Dura

Inglês

9781107010994

15 a 20 dias

Despite 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.
Introduction; 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.
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