Ritual Texts for the Afterlife

Ritual Texts for the Afterlife
Author :
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 297
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781136750724
ISBN-13 : 113675072X
Rating : 4/5 (72X Downloads)

Book Synopsis Ritual Texts for the Afterlife by : Fritz Graf

Download or read book Ritual Texts for the Afterlife written by Fritz Graf and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating texts written on small gold tablets that were deposited in graves provide a unique source of information about what some Greeks and Romans believed regarding the fate that awaited them after death, and how they could influence it. These texts, dating from the late fifth century BCE to the second century CE, have been part of the scholarly debate on ancient afterlife beliefs since the end of the nineteenth century. Recent finds and analysis of the texts have reshaped our understanding of their purpose and of the perceived afterlife. The tablets belonged to those who had been initiated into the mysteries of Dionysus Bacchius and relied heavily upon myths narrated in poems ascribed to the mythical singer Orpheus. After providing the Greek text and a translation of all the available tablets, the authors analyze their role in the mysteries of Dionysus, and present an outline of the myths concerning the origins of humanity and of the sacred texts that the Greeks ascribed to Orpheus. Related ancient texts are also appended in English translations. Providing the first book-length edition and discussion of these enigmatic texts in English, and their first English translation, this book is essential to the study of ancient Greek religion.


Ritual Texts for the Afterlife Related Books

Ritual Texts for the Afterlife
Language: en
Pages: 297
Authors: Fritz Graf
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-07-04 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

Fascinating texts written on small gold tablets that were deposited in graves provide a unique source of information about what some Greeks and Romans believed
Ritual Texts for the Afterlife
Language: en
Pages: 257
Authors: Fritz Graf
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-06-11 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

Fascinating texts written on small gold tablets that were deposited in graves provide a unique source of information about what some Greeks and Romans believed
Ritual Texts for the Afterlife
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Fritz Graf
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-07-04 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

Fascinating texts written on small gold tablets that were deposited in graves provide a unique source of information about what some Greeks and Romans believed
Ritual Texts for the Afterlife
Language: en
Pages: 271
Authors:
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-06-11 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Tibetan Book of the Dead
Language: en
Pages: 303
Authors: W. Y. Evans-Wentz
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-11-18 - Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

GET EBOOK

Derived from a Buddhist funerary text, this famous volume's timeless wisdom includes instructions for attaining enlightenment, preparing for the process of dyin