Virtual Lecture "Apuleius & the Cult of Isis & Osiris" Dr J Rietveld-Feb 25

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Join us on Thursday, February 25, 8 p.m. for a virtual lecture "Apuleius &amp; the Cult of Isis &amp; Osiris" with Dr. James Rietveld.

Join us on Thursday, February 25, 8 p.m. for a virtual lecture "Apuleius &amp; the Cult of Isis &amp; Osiris" with Dr. James Rietveld.Pay What You Wish : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/134509813473/This lecture promises to be a fun one as Dr Rietveld discusses Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis (c. 124c. 170) writer, platonist philosopher, accused sorcerer, rhetorian, high priest of the Imperial Cult, popular philosophical orator, and author of "Asinus Aureus" aka "Metamorphoses" ("The Golden Ass") the only ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in its entirety.The plot revolves around the protagonist's insatiable curiosity and desire to see and practice magic.When a spell goes awry, he is transformed into an ass, leading to a literal and metaphorical journey, which concludes with his salvation through the intervention of the goddess Isis, whose cult he joins.Apuleius' insatiable curiosity, especially about religion, mythology, mysticism, and magic, occasionally got him into trouble as well, and it is believed that The Golden Ass displays autobiographical elements.Another of Apuleius' great works is his Defense (Apologia) refuting the accusation of seduction by magic (punishable by death, for which he was aquitted), a valuable resource on ancient magical practices.Also known for his pious Isis work and writings on Platonic philosophy which put forth the concepts of the First God, the World Soul and Matter underlying everything, Apuleius also posits that each person's soul has a daemon: the highest, intuitive part of the mind, a divine spark or spirit. In addition, one has a guardian daemon, who accompanies them through life and is their advocate after death.Apuleius also writes that ethics teaches one how to live well, Virtue is a state of mind, and one of the most important virtues is wisdom, which he defines as "knowledge of things divine and human."Join us to discover more about this amazing scholar, seeker and public figure, Apuleius of Madauros!Dr. Rietveld is a professor at California State University, Fullerton, CA and Cal Poly, Pomona, CA in both History, Anthropology and Religion. His specialties include the History of Christianity in the Early, Medieval and Byzantine periods, New Testament Studies and Greco-Roman religions. He received his PHD from Claremont School of Religion and is the author of two books.

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