| Description |
x, 246 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-233) and indexes. |
| Contents |
The tablets: an edition and translation -- A history of scholarship on the tablets -- The myth of Dionysus -- The eschatology behind the tablets -- Dionysiac mystery cults and the Gold Tablets -- Orpheus, his poetry, and sacred texts. |
| Subject |
Greece -- Religion.
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Future life.
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Orpheus (Greek mythological character)
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Dionysus (Greek deity)
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| Added Author |
Johnston, Sarah Iles, 1957-
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| ISBN |
9780415415514 (pbk.) |
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0415415500 (hbk.) |
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9780415415507 (hbk.) |
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0415415519 (pbk.) |
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020396134X (ebk.) |
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9780203961346 (ebk.) |
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0415312728 (cased) |
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9780415312721 (cased) |
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0415312736 (pbk.) |
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9780415312738 (pbk.) |
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