10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MITHRAISM»
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Mithraism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Mithraism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mithraism: Collected Works with New Essays
This collection will appeal particularly to scholars exploring contemporary aspects in anthropology of religion, astronomy and astrology, cults and myths, images and symbols, as well as traditional scholars of Greco-Roman antiquity and ...
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The Mysteries of Mithras: The Pagan Belief That Shaped the ...
From the conventional to the controversial, the broad scope of this book and its valuable contribution to Sufi, Mithraic, and Zoro-astrian studies gets to the very heart of the matter.
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Uncovering Ancient Stones: Essays in Memory of H. Neil ...
sophical ferment of Asia Minor in the first and second centuries B.C.E., Mithraism
began to take its distinctive shape. Cumont pointed to the use of the name
Mithradates among the rulers of Asia Minor during that era and statuary showing
them ...
Henry Neil Richardson, Lewis M. Hopfe, 1994
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Religions of the Hellenistic-Roman Age
D. Mithraism's Decline and Disappearance For more than 2oo years, Mithraism
was a formidable competitor of Christianity.3o Unlike Christianity, it enjoyed the
favor of the imperial administration, almost from the time of its arrival in the West,
...
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Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt: Geschichte und ...
general, the Christian view won out and with the disappearance of Mithraism at
the end of the fourth and the beginning of the fifth centuries it has tended to
accept uncritically the view that where Mithraism and Christianity displayed
similar ...
Hildegard Temporini, Wolfgang Haase, 1980
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The Notion of "religion" in Comparative Research: Selected ...
CONGRESS PANEL ONE STUDIES ON MITHRAISM (as published separately)*
CONTENTS 1 . Ugo Bianchi, Rome, Foreword. 2. John R. Hinnells, Manchester,
Introduction: the questions asked. 3. Closca L. Baluta, Alba Iulia, La pénétration ...
International Association for the History of Religions. Congress, Ugo Bianchi, 1994
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The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr
Martin Luther King Clayborne Carson. 23 Nov masters (magistri) or president, the
curators (cura- 1949 tores), the attorneys (defensores), and the patrons (patroni).
Mithraism possessed a characteristic that was unique and which for a time may ...
Martin Luther King, Clayborne Carson, 1992
Possessing not only baptism but also other "Christian" rituals and motifs,
Mithraism was so similar to Christianity that it gave fits to the early Church fathers,
as it does to this day to apologists, who attempt both to deny the similarities and
yet to ...
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The Astrology Book: The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences
As such, Mithraism left its mark on Chris- tianity. For example, the Romans
celebrated Mithras's birthday (Mithras was the central deity of Mithraism) on
December 25, the time of year when the daylight hours—which had gradually
been ...
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Backgrounds of Early Christianity
Brussels, 1896, 1899. Geden, A. S. Select Passages Illustrating Mithraism.
London, 1925; repr. Hastings, 1990. Vermaseren, M. J. Corpus Inscriptionum et
Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae. 2 vols. The Hague, 1956, 1960. Cumont,
Franz.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MITHRAISM»
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Mithraism is used in the context of the following news items.
Bloomberg Explores New UK HQ's Archaeological Past
This video explores the history of that site and the mysterious cult of Mithraism, and provides a sneak peek at the forthcoming exhibition. «News On News, Jul 15»
We're Catholics. Everything's Connected.
Aztecs, Hindus, Confucians, Mayans, Mithraism, Egyptian, Mesopotamian….the list goes on. How could any one religion profess to be any truer ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) and the Rise of Extreme Evangelicalism
It's closest resemblance is Mithraism or the worship of Dionysus – all Greco Roman men gods. There are no men gods in Judaism, nor virgin ... «Religion Dispatches, Jun 15»
A brief tutorial for The Guardian's anonymous correspondent in Iran
The great popularity of astrology in the Roman Empire was due in part to Mithraism, which was derived from the old Persian religion…”. «World Tribune, Jun 15»
Evolution of Religions
Mithraism descended from Canaanite religion rather than Persian religion? Semitic, Indo-European, and even Chinese(!) religions having a ... «Patheos, Apr 15»
The Critics Rave!
We are syncretists who began by stealing all our beliefs from Mithraism and the pagan mystery religions and then, suddenly and inexplicably, ... «National Catholic Register, Apr 15»
Shooting down the claims that Easter has pagan origins
and the growth of Mandaeism and Roman Mithraism. Today Zoroastrianism is popularly considered the source for the ideas of monotheism, ... «Patheos, Mar 15»
An Iranian model of altruism, volunteerism, philanthropy and …
Mithraism, Zoroastrianism, Mazdakism, Manichaeism and more recently Islam have all pursued this path. The prolific output of Persian poetry ... «Payvand, Mar 15»
Nowruz, the New Year at the spring vernal equinox
... month according to Julian Calendar, an era in the 1st through the 4th centuries CE when Europe was still under Persian Mithraism influence? «Payvand, Mar 15»
" Former Fox 'News' Channel Host Blasts Outlet as 'Extreme Right …
COMMENT #5 [Permalink] ... Dredd said on 3/9/2015 @ 2:52 pm PT... What Ernie said plus (Doing The Right Thing - Mithraism - 3). «Brad Blog, Mar 15»
