Summary
Apuleius: The Golden Donkey
The novel "The Golden Donkey" (Asinus aureus") or "XI Book of Metamorphoses" is a synthesis of the literary skill and theological mysticism of Lucius Apuleius of Madaura, writer, philosopher and rhetorician. This work of Apuleius, with its religious and philosophical principles, with descriptions of individual stages of temptation and consecration into mysteries, is a precious source, not only for researchers in the field of ancient religions and ancient of mysticism, but also in general, as a treasure trove of information about the mentality of Roman society.
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