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UC-NRLF This is a library location code for the University of California Northern Regional Library Facility. [barcode] $B 43 494 Library shelf-mark or call number.

R. REITZENSTEIN

THE HELLENISTIC

MYSTERY RELIGIONS

The publisher’s logo for B. G. Teubner consists of a square frame containing the interlaced stylized letters "B" and "G." Founded in Leipzig, Teubner was the leading academic publisher of classical texts during the early 20th century.

Richard Reitzenstein (1861–1931) was a prominent German philologist and historian of religion, a leading figure in the "History of Religions School." Hellenism refers to the era following Alexander the Great, where Greek culture blended with Middle Eastern traditions. Mystery Religions were private religious groups that required a secret initiation process and promised personal salvation or spiritual knowledge. B. G. Teubner is the name of the prestigious German publishing house.