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Author: Ouvaroff, M. [Sergyei Semenovich, Count]
Title: Essay on the Mysteries of Eleusis
Place Published: London
Publisher:Rodwell and Martin
Date Published: 1817
Description:

Translated from the French by J.D. Price. With Observations by J. Christie. xvi, 188 pp. Folding enraved frontispiece and additional engraved title page. (8vo) 23x14 cm (9x5") later brown half morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. First Edition in English.

The Eleusinian mysteries and Orphic ceremonies have long engaged researchers into the history of ancient religious concepts and practices; J. Christie, the son of the founder of Christie's auction house, published several other works in this field.

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Essay on the Mysteries of Eleusis

Name: Essay on the Mysteries of Eleusis
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