Mithraic iconography and ideology
Mithraic iconography and ideology

Author: Leroy A. Campbell

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-11-16

Total Pages: 539

ISBN-13: 9004296174

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Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- THE MITHRAIC CAVE -- FOUR TAUROCTONE ASSISTANTS -- THE TORCHBEARERS, CAUTES AND CAUTOPATES -- THE ZODIAC AND MITHRAIC ORIENTATION -- STARS AND PLANETS, WINDS AND SEASONS -- MITHRA EPHIPPOS AND INVICTUS -- MITHRA TAUROCTONOS -- SYMBOLS IN THE FIELD OF THE SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN RELIEFS -- SYMBOLS ON THE LOWER REGISTER OF THE SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN RELIEFS -- SYMBOLS FOUND IN THE TOP REGISTER OF THE RELIEFS OF SOUTHEAST EUROPE -- SYMBOLS OF THE PRINCIPIA MUNDI -- THE ICONOGRAPHY AND IDEOLOGY OF MITHRAIC SALVATION -- GENERAL AND ANALYTICAL INDEX -- TRANSLATIONS AND CITATIONS OF ANCIENT AUTHORS -- PERSONS -- MITHRAIC MONUMENTS -- PLATES I-XLV.

The Divine Verdict
The Divine Verdict

Author: John Gwyn Griffiths

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9789004092310

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The theme of divine judgement has often been treated, but usually with a concentration on one it its two main aspects: either that which is seen in the present life and in history or that which is believed to occur only after death. This new study seeks to combine the two aspects. It also tries to cover the whole spectrum of the ancient religions. Special attention is given to Israel, Greece, and Egypt. Israel's neighbours are also considered, and there are discussions of Judaism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism. In several areas, notably in Egypt and Israel, it is shown that punishment in this life is sometimes presented as a fate that man brings upon himself rather than as one imposed by God, though always against a moral background derived from religion. The origins of judgement after death in the Judaeo-Christian tradition are examined in some detail and elements are traced to Egyptian, Zoroastrian, and Judaic sources.

Corpus monumentorum religionis equitum danuvinorum (CMRED), Volume 2 Analysis and Interpretation of the Monuments
Corpus monumentorum religionis equitum danuvinorum (CMRED), Volume 2 Analysis and Interpretation of the Monuments

Author: D. Tudor

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-08-24

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 9004294759

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Preliminary material -- SVPPLEMENTVM -- BIBLIOGRAPHY, STATISTICS, TECHNOLOGICAL PROBLEMS -- ICONOGRAPHICAL AND IDEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS -- ELEMENTS OF THE SKY AND OF NATURE -- Interpretation of the Mystic Symbols -- RITES AND MYSTERIES OF THE DANUBIAN RIDER RELIGION -- CONCLUSIONS -- TOPOGRAPHICAL INDEX -- MUSEUM INDEX -- EPIGRAPHICAL INDEX -- INDEX OF COMPOSITIONAL ELEMENTS, ETC. -- GENERAL INDEX VOL. II -- PLATES.

Mushrooms, Myth and Mithras
Mushrooms, Myth and Mithras

Author: Carl Ruck

Publisher: City Lights Books

Published: 2021-02-24

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 0872868524

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This illustrated book traces the history of an unlikely force in the shaping of Western civilization: the use of psychedelic mushrooms, namely by a secret society called the cult of Mithras. Nero was the first emperor to be initiated by the group’s “magical dinners,” and most of his successors embraced the ritual as a source of spiritual transcendence. The cult was officially banned after the Conversion, but aspects of their rituals were assimilated or co-opted by Christianity, and the brotherhoods persist today as secret societies such as the Freemasons. This is a fascinating exploration of a powerful force kept behind the scenes for thousands of years.

History, Culture, and Religion of the Hellenistic Age
History, Culture, and Religion of the Hellenistic Age

Author: Helmut Koester

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2012-10-25

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 3110814064

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While the first American edition of this book, published more than a decade ago, was a revised translation of the German book, Einführung in das Neue Testament, this second edition of the first volume of the Introduction to the New Testament is no longer dependent upon a previously published German work. The author hopes that for the student of the New Testament it is a useful introduction into the many complex aspects of the political, cultural, and religious developments that characterized the world in which early Christianity arose and by which the New Testament and other early Christian writings were shaped.

The Mithraeum at Marino
The Mithraeum at Marino

Author: M. J. Vermaseren

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-08-24

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 9004294783

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Preliminary material -- GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING AND PAINTINGS -- THE ICONOGRAPHY AND THE DATING OF THE PAINTINGS -- THE RELIGIOUS INTERPRETATION OF THE MITHRAEUM AND ITS PAINTINGS -- INDEX -- LIST OF PLATES -- PLATE.

The Mithraeum at S. Maria Capua Vetere
The Mithraeum at S. Maria Capua Vetere

Author: Vermaseren

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-09-29

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13: 9004296182

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Preliminary material /M.J. Vermaseren -- THE MITHRAEUM AT S. MARIA CAPUA VETERE /M.J. Vermaseren -- GENERAL INDEX /M.J. Vermaseren -- PUTE I /M.J. Vermaseren.