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Eleusinian Mysteries , Eleusinian Mysteries
ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES . The most important mystery cult of the ancient world was that connected with the sanctuary of Demeter Ele… Mystery , Mysteries
From the Greek word muein, to shut the mouth, and mustes, an initiate: a term for what is secret or concealed in a religious context. Altho… Mysteries , mysteries the secret rites of Greek and Roman pagan religion, or of any ancient or tribal religion, to which only initiates are admitted. Agatha Christie , Christie, Agatha
BORN: 1890, Torquay, England
DIED: 1976, Wallingford, England
NATIONALITY: British
GENRE: Fiction, Drama
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The Murder of… John Toland , The controversial British scholar John Toland (1670-1722) is classified as a deist, although the term is not totally suitable to the content of his w… Mystery Plays , mystery plays. Best preserved of the vernacular religious drama which flourished in England, as on the continent, in the high Middle Ages, the myster…
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