256 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The Eleusinian mysteries -- The mysteries of the Kabeiroi and the great gods of Samothrace -- Other mystery sanctuaries in the Greek world -- The mother of the gods -- Dionysus -- Private initiation -- Words written on gold -- Isis -- Mithras -- The end of the mysteries -- Encountering the sacred.