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Your search Carel Claudius van Essen gave 309 results.

 
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Mystai. Dancing out the Mysteries of Dionysos

The Dionysian themed frescos of Pompeii’s Villa of the Mysteries constitute the single most important theurgical narrative to have survived in the Western esoteric tradition.

 
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The Mithraeum at Caesarea Martima. The joint expedition to Caesarea Maritima excavation reports, volume II

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.

 
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Corpus Hermeticum

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.

 
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Fils du soleil et de la lune. La lune et le soleil dans l'imaginaire humain au fil des siècles

Certains mythes de l'Antiquité sont probablement basés sur des récits de « mort imminente » exactement les mêmes que les nôtres. Ainsi, s'expliqueraient le Paradis, l'Enfer, l'âme, le Dieu unique, nos divers «états d'âme»..…

 
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Roman Mithraism: the Evidence of the Small Finds

Papers of the international conference "Roman Mithraism: the Evidence of the Small Finds". Tienen 7-8 November 2001.

 
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Mithras: Geschichte einer Gottheit

Keiner der zahlreichen heidnischen Kulte und keine antike Religion hat das Christentum in einer Weise herausgefordert und geprägt, wie der römische Mysterienkult des Sonnen- und Erlösergottes Mithras.

 
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Religions solaires et culte initiatique de Mithra

L'école mithriaque représente, à nos yeux, une source riche et féconde d'enseignements relatifs à la conduite de la vie. Il nous a semblé aussi que la psychothérapie actuelle se trouverait enrichie par l'étude des données des "psychodrames"…

 
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The Mithraic Mysteries Restored and Modernized. A Drama of Interior Initiation

Employing all the available data & survivals of the historic Persio-Roman Mithraics. Embodying versions of Zoroastrian Scriptures; Combining the religions of all races & times...

 
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Les Cultes orientaux dans le monde romain

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.

 
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Le culte de Mithra en Afrique du Nord antique. Etude épigraphique et archéologique.

Cet ouvrage propose une étude d’ensemble du culte de Mithra en Afrique romaine. S’appuyant sur un rigoureux examen croisé des sources épigraphiques, archéologiques et littéraires, il restitue l’histoire et les spécificités de ce culte à mystères sur le sol africain…

 
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Argentoratum

Argentoratum or Argentorate was the ancient name of Strasbourg. Its name was first mentioned in 12 BC, when it was a Roman military outpost established by Nero Claudius Drusus. The Legio VIII Augusta was stationed there from 90 AD.

 
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Cibinium

Sibiu is a middle-sized well preserved fortified medieval town in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania. In 2004, its historical center began the process of becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

 
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Memphis

Mampsis or Memphis, today Mamshit, Arabic Kurnub, is a former Nabataean caravan stop and Byzantine city.

 
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Lugdunum

Lugdunum, currently Lyon, France, was the capital of the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis. The city was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus. Two emperors, Claudius and Caracalla, were born in Lugdunum.

 
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I am honored to present my first book devoted to the cult of Mithras in ancient North Africa. Structured into four main sections, it also features a catalogue of twenty inscriptions and twenty-six illustrative plates…

 
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The Mystery Cult of Mithras by Peter Mark Adams & Andreu Abuín

Acclaimed esoteric scholar @peter.mark.adams talks about his latest book, ‘Ritual and Epiphany in the Mysteries of Mithras’, interviewed by professor, writer and host of The New Mithraeum podcast @andreu.abuin.

 
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Adams on Mithras

Conversation with Peter Mark Adams on the occasion of the release of Ritual & Epiphany in the Mysteries of Mithras, by Theion Publishing.

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