Bronze age Eleusis and the origins of the Eleusinian mysteries

1. Verfasser: Cosmopoulos, Michael B., 1963- , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Ausgabe: 1. publ.
Umfang/Format: xvii, 227 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 27 cm.
Inhalte/Bestandteile: 1 Datensätze
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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.