Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Franz Marie Cumont, "The Mysteries of Mithra"
Franz Marie Cumont, "The Mysteries of Mithra"
Forgotten Books | 2007 | ISBN: 1605063797 | 153 pages | PDF | 17,2 MB
Forgotten Books | 2007 | ISBN: 1605063797 | 153 pages | PDF | 17,2 MB
"The Mithraic Mysteries or Mysteries of Mithras (also Mithraism) was a mystery religion practised in the Roman Empire (1st to 4th centuries AD), best attested in Rome and Ostia, Mauretania, Britain and in the provinces along the Rhine and Danube frontier." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
Table of Contents:
Publisher's Preface; Preface To The French Edition; The Origins Of Mithraism; The Dissemination Of Mithraism In The Roman Empire; Mithra And The Imperial Power Of Rome; The Doctrine Of The Mithraic Mysteries; The Mithraic Liturgy, Clergy And Devotees; Mithraism And The Religions Of The Empire; Mithraic Art
Labels: Theology and Occultism