Filtering by Genre / Topic: Didactic literature in books gave 223 results.
Attilio Mastrocinque rethinks the Mithraic mysteries, challenging traditional interpretations through Roman religion, imperial ideology and iconography.
Le groupe caractéristique « lion, serpent, cratère » marque le rapport avec le culte mithriaque, car comme nous croyons l’avoir montré, ce groupe ne symbolise pas la lutte des éléments, terre, eau et feu, mais la participation des animaux-attributs au sacrifice, par Mithra…
Collection of early passages on the cult of Mithras, curated and translated by A. S. Geden.
Der römische Gott Mithras aus der Perspektive der vergleichenden Religionsgeschichte.
Special issue exploring Hindutva, the writings of Alain Daniélou, Indo-European traditions, European polytheism, comparative religion and traditional societies.
It is only when the penis stands up straight, that it emits semen, the source of life. It is then called the phallus and has been considered, since earliest prehistory the image of the creative principle, a symbol of the process by which the Supreme
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.
The author of this ingenious memoir believes that the Greek myth of Orion is the very basis of Roman Mithriacism. His starting point is an astronomical interpretation of tauroctony.
Manly P. Hall’s monumental 1928 survey of the ancient Mysteries, occult philosophy and esoteric symbolism, including an influential modern interpretation of the rites and symbolism of Mithras.
A concise study of Mithraism and its relationship with Gnosticism, bringing together the work of G. R. S. Mead, Edward Clary and G. Becatti.
Proceedings of the International Seminar on the 'Religio-Historical Character of Roman Mithraism, with Particular Reference to Roman and Ostian Sources'. Rome and Ostia 28-31 March 1978
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…
A comprehensive reassessment of the introduction, development and early decline of Mithraism in Roman Hispania, combining socio-historical analysis with the most complete catalogue of Hispanic Mithraic evidence currently available.
