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Mystery Cults of the Ancient World

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Published: 2019-03-10
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Mystery Cults in the Greek and Roman World | Essay | The ... - Shrouded in secrecy, ancient mystery cults fascinate and capture the imagination. A pendant to the official cults of the Greeks and Romans, mystery cults served more personal, individualistic attitudes toward death and the afterlife.

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