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Valeria For. Thracian Secret Societies
Language: English—Bulgarian (bilingual)
The monograph centers on men's secret societies of aristocrats in Ancient Thrace. The knowledge and rites, in which the brotherhood's members are initiated, are linked to Thracian royal ideology and oral Thracian Orphism. The author also discusses the available information about specific behavioral restrictions and prohibitions, that abide the aristocrats-priest-warriors, the sacred drinks, the words of the sacred language and various ritual practices.
Table of contents
Introduction
The bearers of special knowledge
Thracian secret societies
The immortal kings-priests
“Close the doors, you uninitiated”
The initiated priests
The sacred beverage
Music, remembrance, recollection and sacred buildings
The journey to the word beyond, or catabasis initiation rites
The journey to the word beyond, architecture and music
Echo from the sacred language
Instead of conclusion
References
Abbreviations
Валерия Фол. Тайни общества на траките
| Details | |
| Publisher | Tangra TanNakra |
| Language | Bulgarian, English |
| Pages | 216 |
| Illustrations | b/w and color figures |
| Binding | hardback |
| ISBN | 978-619-91507-0-2 |
| Creation date | 2020 |
| Size | 21 х 29 cm |
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