Hugh Bowden

Explores mysterious religious cults of ancient Greece and Rome, discussing the deity that each group worshiped, the initiation ceremonies, and how the cults' practices influenced early Christianity.

Mystery Cults of the Ancient World

I found this quite dry but informative nevertheless. If you are looking for something salacious or scandalous, you will not find it here. But if there is genuine interest in ritualistic practices of the past (and a little of where we can find them nowadays), this is an excellent and to-the-point read.

Mystery Cults of the Ancient World

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