Summary
Apuleius: 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-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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