Neoplatonic allegorical interpretation expounds how literary texts present philosophical ideas in an enigmatic and coded form, offering an alternative path to the divine truths. The Neoplatonist Porphyry’s On the Cave of the Nymphs is one of the most significant allegorical interpretation handed…
A TNM selection of books on Mithras, its cult, and related subjects.
In the centuries following the conquests of Alexander the Great the dramatic unification of the Mediterranean world created exceptionally fertile soil for the growth of new religions. Christianity, for example, was one of the innovative religious…
Mithraic Mysteries Restored and Modernised: A Drama of Inner Initiation is a book by Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie that explores the ancient Mithraic religion and its relevance in modern times. The Mithraic religion was a mystery cult that was popular in the…
En suivant les traces de Mithra, le Musée royal de Mariemont vous plonge dans l’un des cultes les plus mystérieux et fascinants de l’Antiquité romaine. Dans un monde rempli d’une multitude de divinités, ce dieu venu d’Orient rencontra un…
Quand Cumont mourut, le 20 août 1947, il avait pu relire déjà en premières épreuves l'ensemble de ce livre, sauf le dernier chapitre et les Notes Complémentaires. Les amis qu'il avait chargés de le publier l'ont fait avec un soin pieux…
My intention in this study is to propose a comprehensive resolution of the ROTAS-SATOR enigma in which I maintain the following points: (1) the square is Mithraic, for the Mithraic triad is present: Saturnus-Aion, Sol Invictus and Mithra;…
In 1999 and 2002, two mithraeums were discovered in Güglingen. The first was a stone building and at the time of its discovery had already been stripped of almost all its temple furnish
In this work, Attilio Mastrocinque cautions against an approach to Mithraism based on the belief that this mystic cult resembles Christianity. While both Christian and pagan authors testified that Mithraic elements were indeed borrowed…
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