Ungrateful Bipeds (i.e. human beings)

[The idea]

America has Greek wisdom, Jewish religion, and Roman law.

Are you unhappy with that?

Would you prefer Roman wisdom, Greek religion, and Jewish law?

Okay, forget about deductive geometry and get ready for divorce proceedings that involve stone projectiles.

Can someone give us an example of what might have been involved in some ancient Greek religious practices?

[epepke]

Originally posted by The idea
America has Greek wisdom, Jewish religion, and Roman law.

Are you unhappy with that?

Would you prefer Roman wisdom, Greek religion, and Jewish law?

Okay, forget about deductive geometry and get ready for divorce proceedings that involve stone projectiles.

Can someone give us an example of what might have been involved in some ancient Greek religious practices?

I was always kind of fond of Dionysus, myself. Whatever in particular was involved, it must have been a good party.

[The idea]

Originally posted by epepke
I was always kind of fond of Dionysus, myself. Whatever in particular was involved, it must have been a good party.
Party now, pay later: support payments, treatments for disease, etc.

[triadboy]

Originally posted by The idea
Can someone give us an example of what might have been involved in some ancient Greek religious practices?

The initiate is given a story to read - the outer mystery. It is the story of a dying god-man. (Dionysus, Osiris, Mithra, etc)

Over the next few months, the initiate is tutored concerning the story.

Once the initiate is deemed worthy - a grand ceremony is conducted where the initiate is made privy to the inner mystery - thus completing the initiation. The inner mystery ceremony involved secrecy, costumes, alcohol, (maybe semen), - and a play put on by the initiated. The play was designed to reveal the ultimate realization - we are all "god".

Christianity is a religion based on an incomplete initiation. They only received the outer mystery.

[scribble]

Originally posted by triadboy
Over the next few months, the initiate is tutored concerning the story.


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I'm interested in learning more about all that. Got any good references?