THE HELLENISTIC MYSTERY RELIGIONS

ACCORDING TO THEIR FUNDAMENTAL IDEAS AND EFFECTS

LECTURE

ORIGINALLY DELIVERED TO THE SCHOLARLY

ASSOCIATION OF MINISTERS FOR ALSACE-LORRAINE

original: Wissenschaftlicher Predigerverein für Elsaß-Lothringen. This was a professional and academic society for Protestant clergy in Alsace-Lorraine, a territory that was part of the German Empire at the time of the original 1909 lecture.

ON NOVEMBER 11, 1909

R. REITZENSTEIN

Richard Reitzenstein (1861–1931) was a prominent philologist and a key figure in the "History of Religions School" (Religionsgeschichtliche Schule). This group revolutionized Biblical studies by comparing early Christianity to the surrounding mystery cults of the Roman Empire.

SECOND REVISED EDITION

The publisher's device or monogram for B. G. Teubner, featuring the letters "BGT" in a stylized, interlaced design. Teubner was one of the most prestigious publishers of classical and philological texts in Germany.

PUBLISHED BY B. G. TEUBNER . LEIPZIG . BERLIN 1920