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The Derveni Papyrus, discovered accidentally in 1962, is the oldest known European book. Papers in Poetry as Initiation address many open questions about the papyrus, including its authorship, the context of the peculiar chthonic ritual described in the text, and the relationship of the author and the ritual to the so-called Orphic texts.

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A Paperback / softback by Ioanna Papadopoulou, Leonard Muellner

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    Publisher: Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
    Publication Date: 21/04/2014
    ISBN13: 9780674726765, 978-0674726765
    ISBN10: 0674726766
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    ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: ancient, classical Religion Ancient Greek religion and mythology

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    Book Synopsis
    The Derveni Papyrus, discovered accidentally in 1962, is the oldest known European book. Papers in Poetry as Initiation address many open questions about the papyrus, including its authorship, the context of the peculiar chthonic ritual described in the text, and the relationship of the author and the ritual to the so-called Orphic texts.

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