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Zalmoxis and the Sacred North: Comparative Studies in the Religion and Folklore of Ancient Dacia and Eastern Europe
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ISBN13: 9798191344164
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 7 2026
Pages: 174
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 7 2026
Pages: 174
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
At the intersection of ancient history, comparative mythology, and the anthropology of religion stands the elusive figure of Zalmoxis. Known primarily through the writings of Herodotus and later Greco-Roman authors, Zalmoxis occupies a liminal space between history and myth. He is alternately described as a slave of Pythagoras, a wise lawgiver, a prophet who preached immortality, and a divinity worshipped by the Getae and Dacians. This ambiguity is not a weakness in the historical record-it is the very essence of the tradition itself. Zalmoxis exists not as a fixed figure, but as a symbolic node around which a broader system of belief, ritual, and cultural memory once revolved.
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