TLD 7635 - The Eleusinian Mysteries of Demeter and Persephone

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California Institute of Integral Studies

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The ancient mysteries of the Mother and Daughter Goddesses of Greece were expressed through poetry, artwork, architecture, philosophy, and drama. We trace the evolution of the religious festival at Eleusis from the Bronze Age through the Archaic and Classical eras into the early Christian era. Related rituals of the Thesmophoria and the Lesser Mysteries that invoked and celebrated fertility, sexuality, and new life will be discussed, as well as the roots of these rites in the Goddess-and-God-centered culture of ancient Crete. Texts include the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, Plato's Symposium, and Aristophanes Lysistrata.

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3.00

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Lecture

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www.ciis.edu

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(415) 575-6100

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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