Bronze Age Eleusis and the origins of the Eleusinian Mysteries

Title
  1. Bronze Age Eleusis and the origins of the Eleusinian Mysteries / Michael B. Cosmopoulos.
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  1. New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
  2. ©2015
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Author
  1. Cosmopoulos, Michael B., 1963-

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Description
  1. xvii, 227 pages : illustrations, maps, plans; 27 cm
Summary
  1. "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"--
Subject
  1. Sacred space
  2. Bronze age
  3. Eleusinian mysteries
  4. Sacred space > Greece > Eleusis
  5. Demeter (Greek deity)
  6. Antiquities
  7. Eleusis (Greece) > Antiquities
  8. Greece > Eleusis
  9. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
  10. Eleusis (Greece) > Religion
  11. Religion
  12. Bronze age > Greece > Eleusis
Contents
  1. 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.
Call number
  1. JFF 15-867
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-221) and index.
Author
  1. Cosmopoulos, Michael B., 1963- author.
Title
  1. Bronze Age Eleusis and the origins of the Eleusinian Mysteries / Michael B. Cosmopoulos.
Publisher
  1. New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Copyright date
  1. ©2015
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-221) and index.
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  1. Cover image
LCCN
  1. 2015005776
ISBN
  1. 9781107010994 hardcover
  2. 1107010993 hardcover
  3. 9781316373231 (electronic bk.)
  4. 1316373231 (electronic bk.)
  5. 1316371239 (electronic bk.)
  6. 9781316371237 (electronic bk.)
  7. 0511820704 (electronic bk.)
  8. 9780511820700 (electronic bk.)
Research call number
  1. JFF 15-867
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