All religious traditions, without exception, have their origins in humanity's fear of death and the catastrophic natural phenomena that were personified and deified by the imagination of primitive people.

Life and death. The greatest of human mysteries and the profound questions of Wisdom, Ethics, and Science.

In this cohesive and captivating book, Ioannis Vranas unfolds the ancient Greeks' anxiety about eternal Life through their various mystical worship practices with scientific clarity and in simple, vivid language.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]