Entirely in his book, he presents works of fiction and description of the ancient religious mysteries and restoration of Lucius from animal to human shape. In his book The Golden Ass it is believed that he used materials from the Metamorphoses by Lucius Parte, as cited as some sources with similar themes to those present in his book. In Rome he taught rhetoric, then later returned to Africa where he married Aemilia Pudentilla, a rich widow, whom he had practiced some magic in order to win her affection. He was educated at Carthage and Athens and was a traveler who visited various places, especially in the Mediterranean region gain interest in that times religious initiation rites, one of them being the ceremonies that were associated with the worship of the Egyptian goddess Isis. The author of this article was named Lucius Apuleius who was born some period around c.124 CE and believed to have died around 170 CE. The title of the book was “The Golden Ass,” a work referred to as Metamorphoses a young man who was changed by magic into an ass. This theology paper is a review of an article that was authored by Apuleius (2 nd century CE). The Golden Ass by Apuleius: Magic and Rituals Theme
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