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| Campus | Bryn Mawr |
| Semester | Fall 2025 |
| Registration ID | CSTSB233001 |
| Course Title | Mysteries of the Ancient World |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Classical Studies |
| Instructor | Edmonds,Radcliffe |
| Times and Days | MW 02:40pm-04:00pm
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| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2625 This course explores the Mysteries of the ancient Greco-Roman world, examining the evidence for the rituals and religious ideas associated with these often secretive and hidden practices. From the Mysteries for Demeter and Persephone in Eleusis, carried out by thousands of Athenians in a multi-day festival, to the Bacchic revels for Dionysos celebrated by mountain-roaming maenads or sedate civic associations, to the secret rites for the Persian god Mithras, performed by Roman soldiers in cave shrines throughout the empire, these mysterious rituals have exercised their fascination over the centuries, playing an outsized role in the depictions of polytheistic religion in the ancient Mediterranean world. Approach: Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC); Enrollment Cap: 50; If enrollment exceeds the cap, the following lottery criteria will be used. CSTS Majors by class (seniors, then juniors, then sophomores), then CSTS Minors by class (seniors, then juniors, then sophomores). |
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