The Roman cult of Mithras : the god and his mysteries /

"Since its publication in Germany, Manfred Clauss' introduction to the Roman Mithras cult had become widely accepted as the most reliable, and readable, account of this subject. For the English edition the author has updated the work to reflect recent research and new archaeological discov...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clauss, Manfred, 1945- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Gordon, Richard (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2000.
Temas:
Mithraism.
Mithracisme.
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
Mithraism
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of illustrations
  • Preface to the English edition
  • Translator's preface
  • Foreword
  • Abbreviations
  • Contexts
  • 1. Mitra and Mithras
  • 2. Religious perspectives in the Roman empire
  • 3. Mystery religions
  • 4. The nature of the evidence
  • The God and his Mysteries
  • 5. The growth of the cult
  • 6. Recruitment
  • 7. The mithraeum
  • 8. The sacred narrative
  • 9. Ritual
  • 10. Utensils
  • 11. The priestly grades
  • 12. Mithras, swift to save
  • 13. Mithras and the other gods
  • 14. Mithras and Christ
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Further reading
  • General Index
  • Index of ancient passages
  • Index of monuments and inscriptions

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