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An anonymous late-antique Christian poem, traditionally attributed to Pseudo-Paulinus of Nola (Poema 32, vv. 109–111), that ridicules pagan cults and presents Mithras, Isis, and Serapis as gods of concealment, contradiction, and unstable forms rather than light…
Mithras, also known as Mitra or Mithra depending on the historical period, region, or language, is one of the oldest known Indo-Iranian divinities.
The bronze bears the dedication of a restoration of a Mithraeum carried out in 183.
Radcliffe G. Edmonds III analyses the absence of the moon in the Mithras Liturgy. He argues that this absence reflects a deliberate cosmological framework in which lunar powers linked to genesis are excluded from the ritual of ascent.
This collective volume explores the ways ancient peoples interacted with divine powers through prayer, magic, and the interpretation of the stars. Drawing on evidence from Mesopotamia to Late Antiquity, it situates these practices within broader religious and cosmological systems…
A critical edition of the Mithras Liturgy (PGM IV.475–834), providing the Greek text, English translation, commentary, and an updated discussion of its interpretation since Albrecht Dieterich’s 1903 edition.
Fritz Saxl interprets Mithraism primarily through its images, proposing the cult as a visual cosmology structured around the descent, sacrifice and re-ascent of light, developed in close dialogue with Aby Warburg and Erwin Panofsky.
A Roman centurion investigates a ritual murder and a deadly new weapon, the Fire of Mithras, from the alleys of Lutetia to the battle of Argentoratum.
De oorspronkelijke Nederlandse uitgave van 1959 introduceerde het werk van Vermaseren, dat als klassiek geldt in de populaire studie van het mithraïsme en dat de belangstelling voor deze cultus blijvend heeft gevormd.
Jean Suttman’s study trip in Rome turns nightmarish when she discovers a murdered student in the Temple of Mithra and realizes someone is out to harm her.
Professor Wind's acclaimed work explores pagan mysticism and neoplatonic philosophy in Renaissance art, offering insightful analyses of masterpieces by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian.
Robert Turcan présente les dévotions immigrées dans le monde romain, sans négliger les cultes marginaux ou sporadiques, traitant également des courants gnostiques, occultistes et théosophiques.
Employing all the available data & survivals of the historic Persio-Roman Mithraics. Embodying versions of Zoroastrian Scriptures; Combining the religions of all races & times...
Este es un libro que pretende esbozar un panorama general de los documentos mitraicos repartidos a lo largo del Imperio romano.
Often neglected or considered too transgressive, the Priapeia, with its blend of Roman and Hellenistic influences, offers a complex view of ancient customs, especially homosexuality, combining literary tradition with sociological insight.
The present volume reconstructs the history of the mithraea of Güglingen. In addition, rich finds provide insight into hitherto unknown areas of the liturgical practice of the cult of Mithras.
The links between Egypt and Greece are strong and far-reaching, and although the zoomorphic gods frightened Herodotus, the fact remains that the two cultures continued to influence each other.
Followers of a revived version of Mithraism in contemporary Italy threaten to overthrow the government and destroy the Vatican. Rome is in chaos. Earthquakes shake the city. The Pope is in a coma.
Mithras explores the history and practices of the ancient mystery religion Mithraism, looking at both literary and material evidence for the god Mithras and the reception and allure of his mysteries in the present.
This monograph presents the findings from Robert J. Bull's 1973 excavation of the Mithraeum in Caesarea Maritima, Israel, including stratigraphic analyses, studies of frescoes and and insights into the site's historical significance.
