Sacred Texts: The Classics

Pagan Regeneration: Chapter II: The Greater Mysteries At ...

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AMONG the cults of Greece none was more favorably known in the first century of the Christian era than the Eleusinian mysteries. Although it was more definitely localized and centralized than were the other Greek mysteries, this circumstance did not detract from either its reputation or its influence. Locally it was associated with an antique tradition that ran back to prehistoric times, and such antiquity was a valued credential for any first-century religion.

Pagan Regeneration: Chapter II: The Greater Mysteries At ...

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