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Students and generalist readers, as well as classicists looking for basic information on mystery cults, will find much useful information here. . . . [T]his is an eminently readable, enlightening overview of a fascinating topic and will become the go-to generalist resource . . . on ancient mystery cults. -- Bronwen L. Wickkiser, American Journal of Archaeology

'As clear and well-informed an account as one could imagine. In a highly accessible way Hugh Bowden puts together the literary and material evidence. Well-paced and an attractive read' - Robin Osborne, Professor of Ancient History, University of Cambridge 'In the course of a wonderfully, and intelligently, illustrated 250 pages, Bowden debunks an impressive number of myths about ancient mystery religions' - Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement

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Hugh Bowden is Senior Lecture in Ancient History at King's College London.Among his other books are Classical Athens and the Delphic Oracle: Divination and Democracy and Herakles and Hercules.

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