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Attilio Mastrocinque rethinks the Mithraic mysteries, challenging traditional interpretations through Roman religion, imperial ideology and iconography.
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.
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.
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.
Rebecca Jelbert explores Michelangelo’s major works through the lens of hidden structures, symbolic systems, and esoteric traditions. It considers how themes associated with Mithras and other mystery cults may illuminate new interpretative possibilities within Renaissance art…
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.
Wasson has aroused considerable attention by advancing and documenting the thesis that Soma was a hallucinogenic mushroom – none other than the Amanita muscaria, the fly-agaric that until recent times was the center of shamanic rites among the Siberian and Uralic tribesmen…
Un recorrido por los orígenes, la expansión y el legado de Mitra desde Persia hasta el corazón de Roma.
Born in the mists of history, Mithras, the deity of light, known for at least 3,500 years and still revered today, has appeared in different ages, religions and forms. This volume explores the sources of the god's history, with a focus on the Roman myths of Mithras…
An interdisciplinary volume exploring the history, archaeology, and cultures of Dura-Europos from the Hellenistic to the Islamic period.
An early twentieth-century theosophical account of Mithraism, its origins, mysteries, symbolism and initiatory traditions, published as the fifth volume of Mead’s Echoes from the Gnosis series.
French journal founded by Christopher Gérard and dedicated to the revival and scholarly exploration of European polytheist traditions, mythology, religion and traditional thought.
