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and_it_spoke's review against another edition
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An interesting, if not dated, overview of the rites and believes of the ancient world as could best be re-constructed at the time. Largely dry and meandering (a task for a slim volume!), it waits until the last minute to really kick in. Chapter V discusses the spirtual and psychological impact and meanings of the mysteries. I would have liked more on this - lots more. But I guess that's were folks like Joseph Campbell come into play? Interesting and brief enough for it's dryness not to become insumountable.
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