Preface

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xvi
5. Preface xvii
6. Introduction xxi
7. Part One: Reconstruction
8. I. The Geographical and Chronological Setting 1
9. II. The Mythological Setting 26
10. III. The Lesser Mysteries and the Preparations for the Great Mysteries 45
11. IV. The Secret of Eleusis 67
12. Part Two
13. V. A Hermeneutical Essay on the Mysteries 105
14. APPENDIX I: The Preparation and Effect of the Kykeon 177
15. APPENDIX II: Concerning the Vessels That Were Carried on the Head in the Procession 181
16. Abbreviations 189
17. Notes 191
18. List of Works Cited 217
19. Index 237
20. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 258