The religion of the Mithras cult in the Roman Empire : mysteries of the unconquered sun /
A study of the religious system of Mithraism, one of the 'mystery cults' popular in the Roman Empire contemporary with early Christianity. Mithraism is described from the point of view of the initiate engaging with its rich repertoire of symbols and practices. - ;A study of the religious s...
Основен автор: | Beck, Roger, 1937- |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=176984 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Religion of the Mithras cult in the Roman Empire. |
Резюме: |
A study of the religious system of Mithraism, one of the 'mystery cults' popular in the Roman Empire contemporary with early Christianity. Mithraism is described from the point of view of the initiate engaging with its rich repertoire of symbols and practices. - ;A study of the religious system of Mithraism, one of the 'mystery cults' popular in the Roman Empire contemporary with early Christianity. Roger Beck describes Mithraism from the point of view of the initiate engaging with the religion and its rich symbolic system in thought, word, ritual action, and cult life. He employs the methods. |
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Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages) : illustrations |
Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and indexes. |
ISBN: |
9780191518232 0191518239 0198140894 9780198140894 1280753307 9781280753305 9780191712128 0191712124 9780199216130 0199216134 |