TY - BOOK AU - Godwin,Joscelyn TI - Mystery religions in the ancient world SN - 0060631406 (pbk.) : AV - BL 610 .G63 1981 U1 - 291/.044 19 PY - 1981/// CY - San Francisco PB - Harper & Row KW - Mysteries, Religious KW - Religions N1 - Includes index; Bibliography: p. 172; Contents; Introduction -- The path of the warrior -- The path of the monk -- The path of the magician -- The path of love -- The path of knowledge -- 1. The Roman gods -- 2. Mythology -- 3. The imperial cult -- 4. Magical and folk beliefs -- 5. Philosophers -- 6. Judaism -- 7. Gnosticism -- 8. Christianity -- 9. Mithras and Aion -- 10. Cybele and Attis -- 11. Isis and Serapis -- 12. Dionysus -- 13. Orpheus and Hercules -- 14. The overseers -- 15. Syncretism -- Select bibliography -- Photographic acknowledgments -- Index ER -