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Jean Mabire’s exploration of the mythical land of Thule, tracing Hyperborean traditions, solar symbolism and their reinterpretation in modern European paganism.
Manfred Clauss's introduction to the Roman Mithras cult has become widely accepted as the most reliable and readable account of this fascinating subject.
Outlines of the History of Ancient Armenian Art from the sixth century BCE to the third century CE.
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.
A contemporary esoteric manual that reimagines Roman Mithraism through the lens of Traditionalism, magical idealism, and Indo-European spirituality.
Preliminary archaeological report on the seventh and eighth excavation seasons at Dura-Europos, including the first detailed publication of the Roman Mithraeum.
A new interdisciplinary assessment of the archaeological and epigraphic evidence for the cult of Mithras in Roman Dacia.
Proceedings from an international conference on the ancient city of Dura-Europos (Syria) held at Yale University in 2022, with papers that explore its cultural heritage through multidisciplinary research approaches.
An interdisciplinary volume exploring the history, archaeology, and cultures of Dura-Europos from the Hellenistic to the Islamic period.
A comprehensive and critically updated catalogue of Mithraic sites, monuments and artefacts across the Roman world, incorporating both accepted and disputed evidence while reassessing decades of scholarship in light of recent research.
Un recorrido por los orígenes, la expansión y el legado de Mitra desde Persia hasta el corazón de Roma.
The Rites of Hekate is a personal yet deeply rooted academic account of the current understanding of this ambivalent goddess, presented as an arcane and liminal archetype.
The cultural and religious world of fourth-century Rome is explored through the life and afterlife of Vettius Agorius Praetextatus. His case is set in comparison with other pagan and Christian senators of the period.
Algis Uždavinys presents philosophy as a sacred practice of inner rebirth, rooted in ancient Egyptian and traditional wisdom rather than a purely rational discipline.
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 study of Roman Mithraism that combines historical evidence with a symbol-centred interpretive approach, exploring Mithraic iconography, ritual experience, and the cult’s encounter with Christianity in the Late Empire.
A study that re-examines Roman Mithraism through epigraphic evidence and comparative analysis, exploring its links with Orphism, Platonism, and Iranian traditions, and presenting the cult of Mithras as a solar path of individual spiritual awakening between East and West…
A philosophical study of Iranian civilization that explores its spiritual foundations, including the legacy of Mithraic and Zoroastrian traditions, in order to reflect on Iran’s historical continuity and civilizational meaning.
