[PDF] The History Of Initiation eBook

Author : Rev George Oliver
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 29,59 MB
Release : 2014-03-30
Category : Initiations (in religion, folk-lore, etc.)
ISBN : 9781497992757

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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.

Author : George Oliver
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 45,24 MB
Release : 2005-12-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781425301422

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author : Jan N. Bremmer
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 30,72 MB
Release : 2014-07-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3110376997

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The ancient Mysteries have long attracted the interest of scholars, an interest that goes back at least to the time of the Reformation. After a period of interest around the turn of the twentieth century, recent decades have seen an important study of Walter Burkert (1987). Yet his thematic approach makes it hard to see how the actual initiation into the Mysteries took place. To do precisely that is the aim of this book. It gives a ‘thick description’ of the major Mysteries, not only of the famous Eleusinian Mysteries, but also those located at the interface of Greece and Anatolia: the Mysteries of Samothrace, Imbros and Lemnos as well as those of the Corybants. It then proceeds to look at the Orphic-Bacchic Mysteries, which have become increasingly better understood due to the many discoveries of new texts in the recent times. Having looked at classical Greece we move on to the Roman Empire, where we study not only the lesser Mysteries, which we know especially from Pausanias, but also the new ones of Isis and Mithras. We conclude our book with a discussion of the possible influence of the Mysteries on emerging Christianity. Its detailed references and up-to-date bibliography will make this book indispensable for any scholar interested in the Mysteries and ancient religion, but also for those scholars who work on initiation or esoteric rituals, which were often inspired by the ancient Mysteries.

Author : George 1782-1867 Oliver
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 43,85 MB
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781362907497

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Author : George Oliver
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 38,96 MB
Release : 2015-07-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440041785

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Excerpt from The History of Initiation, in Twelve Lectures: Comprising Detailed Account of the Rites and Ceremonies, Doctrines and Discipline of All the Secret and Mysterious Institutions of the Ancient World It will be seen by those who have perused the former edition, that I have altered my original plan, and have comprised the whole work in twelve Lectures, that the arrangement may correspond with my former publica tions on Freemasonry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : George Oliver
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 28,8 MB
Release : 2015-08-23
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ISBN : 9781340003364

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.