Orphism
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Orphism was a mystical religious tradition in ancient Greece, centered on the mythic tales of the hero Orpheus and his teachings about the soul, reincarnation, and the afterlife. Adherents believed in a cycle of birth and rebirth for the soul, emphasizing purification, spiritual liberation and union with the divine. The Orphic hymns, texts, and rituals emphasized the soul's journey, its divine origins, and the challenges it faced in the material world
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Edmonds, Radcliffe. "Myths of the Underworld Journey: Plato, Aristophanes, and the 'Orphic' Gold Tablets." 2004.
Guthrie, W.K.C. "Orpheus and Greek Religion: A Study of the Orphic Movement." 1935.
James Adam, The Religious Teachers of Greece (Clifton, New Jersey: 1965, n.d.), https://archive.org/details/religiousteacher0000adam/page/100/mode/2up
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