# The Great Initiates
Detailed and inspired descriptions of religious history in the ancient world. Excellent scholarship, interesting references and sources.
Author: Tarjei Straume
Keywords: Rama, Krishna, Hermes, Moses, Orpheus, Pythagoras, Plato, Christ, Temple Mysteries, Initiations, mythologies, ancient history, Édouard Schuré.

THE GREAT INITIATES

by Eduard Schuré

A Study of the
Secret History
of Religions

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> > > > > > > > > > > > "Édouard Schuré speaks about the 'Great Illuminated,' the Great Initiates, who have looked deeply into the background of things, and from this background have given great impulses for the spiritual development of mankind. He traces the great spiritual deeds of Rama, Krishna, Hermes, Pythagoras and Plato, in order to show the unification of all these impulses in Christ.... The light streaming from Schuré's book enlightens those who wish to be firmly rooted in the spiritual sources from which strength and certainty for modern life can be drawn." -- Rudolf Steiner

> > > > > > > > > > > > The Great Initiates presents the perennial wisdom to be found in the lives and accomplishments of figures of extraordinary stature. In the course of his investigations, Schuré covers such topics as the mysterious dawn of pre-historic Europe • the Bhagavad Gita: India's dream of eternity • death and resurrection in ancient Egypt • the light of Osiris • esoteric wisdom of Moses • Orpheus and his lyre: a divine cosmogony • Pythagorean initiation, secrets of numbers, the divine Psyche • Plato: initiate and idealist • the Greek mysteries of Eleusis • the Essenes and their spiritual training • the significance of Christ in human evolution. The aliveness, the freshness, the excitement of discovery that breathes through The Great Initiates well explains its continuing popularity after nearly three-quarters of a century. Born out of Schuré's deep experience and observation, The Great Initiates encompasses long centuries of life on earth and reflects the greatest search of all -- the quest for the spirit.

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> > > > > > > > > > > > cover design by Bob Conover
> > > > > > > > > > > > >$11.95
> > > > > > > > > > > > ISBN 0-06-067125-4
> > > > > > > > > > > > 05114980

Intro

Contents

Édouard Schuré and The Great Initiates (by Paul M. Allen)

Rama

Krishna

Hermes

Moses

Orpheus

Pythagoras

Plato

Jesus

Notes