Ritual Texts for the Afterlife Graf Fritz
Ritual Texts for the Afterlife Graf Fritz Fascinating texts written on small gold tablets that were deposited in graves provide a unique source of information about what some Greeks and Romans…
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Ritual Texts for the Afterlife Graf Fritz
Fascinating texts written on small gold tablets that were deposited in graves provide a unique source of information about what some Greeks and Romans believed regarding the fate that awaited them after death, and how they could influence it. Recent finds and analysis of the texts have reshaped our understanding of their purpose and of the perceived afterlife.The tablets belonged to those who had been initiated into the mysteries of Dionysus Bacchius and relied heavily upon myths narrated in poems ascribed to the mythical singer Orpheus. These texts, dating from the late fifth century BCE to the second century CE, have been part of the scholarly debate on ancient afterlife beliefs since the end of the nineteenth century.
After providing the Greek text and a translation of all the available tablets, the authors analyze their role in the mysteries of Dionysus, and present an
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