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Bowden, Hugh. Mystery Cults of the Ancient World.(Brief article)(Book review)

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| March 15, 2010 | Goldman, Crystal | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Bowden, Hugh. Mystery Cults of the Ancient World. Princeton Univ. Apr. 2010. c.256p. illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 978-0-69114638-6. $39.95. REL

Bowden (ancient history, King's College, London; Classical Athens and the Delphic Oracle: Divination and Democracy) draws readers into antiquity and its religious practices, exploring the spread of such cults in Egypt, Greece, Rome, and throughout the Mediterranean. Bowden describes methods of private initiations and mystic rites of cults for various gods and goddesses as well as how these mystery cults influenced practices of early Christianity. His …

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