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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.

Poetry as Initiation

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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

      Description

      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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