10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MITHRAICISM»
Discover the use of
Mithraicism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Mithraicism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Origin of
Mithraicism
THIS 11 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Gnostics and their Remains Ancient and Mediaeval, by C. W. King. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766103811.
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The Gnostics and Their Remains
MITHRAICISM. THE innumerable monuments of every kind bequeathed
tousbythe widelyspread worshipofthe deitystyled Mithras,serve, atthesame time,
copiouslyto illustratethe important contributions of Zoroastrian doctrine towards ...
3
The Phallus: Sacred Symbol of Male Creative Power
In Rome, the sacred character ofthe bull and the sacrificial rites were perpetuated
in Mithraicism until about A.D. 500. The Spanish bullfights, withtheirbull killings,
area survival of the Mithraicism that was very widespread in the Roman armies.
4
Medieval Number Symbolism: Its Sources, Meaning, and ...
In close succession, one new deity after another was introduced into the Roman
Pantheon, waxing and waning in popularity, until all were submerged by the
superior power first of the Egyptian Isis and Osiris, then by Mithraicism from
Persia, ...
Vincent Foster Hopper, 2011
5
A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes
It became a Mithraicism, and finally a Christian, holy day, Man as a battlefield the
undying fire hell, purgatory and Paradise the cult of Mithra the Magi the Afghans,
by picturing the world as the scene ofa struggle between good and evil, the ...
Hamid Wahed Alikuzai, 2013
6
The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society
... early age, when it is doubtful whether mithraicism, or the fire-worship, had
originated in this part of Asia, it is not at all improbable that, according to the
Sabaean superstition, the city should have been dedicated to the seven heavenly
bodies, ...
Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), 1841
7
The Genesis of the Bible
Mithraicism High Priest's title was Pater Partrum, meaning father, which became
the title for the bishop of Rome, Papa or Pope. The Western Christian fathers of
Christianity explained the similarities between Mithraism and Western
Christianity ...
Indeed, Mithraicism came near gaining the field and driving apostolic religion out
of the Roman Empire. It did corrupt it to an extent little understood. Pagan Rome
made religion a part of the state. Long before the advent of Christianity, the ...
9
Bible Myths and Their Parallels in Other Religions
M. Renan, speaking of Mithraicism, says : " It had its mysterious meetings; its
chapels, which bore a strong resemblance to little churches. It forged a very
lasting bond of brotherhood between its initiates; it had a Mtehwmt, a Supper so
like the ...
Thomas William Doane, 2007
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THE WAY to CHRISTIANITY
Alongside the worship of Emperors and notable figures from antiquity were the
religious practices and beliefs of the 'Pagan' religions. Some bore a remarkable
resemblance to evolving Christianity, with Mithraicism in particular bearing many
...
