The origins of the Mithraic mysteries : cosmology and salvation in the ancient world /
This volume sets forth a new explanation of the meaning of the cult of Mithraism, tracing its origins not, as commonly held, to the ancient Persian religion, but to ancient astronomy and cosmology.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York ; Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
1991.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume sets forth a new explanation of the meaning of the cult of Mithraism, tracing its origins not, as commonly held, to the ancient Persian religion, but to ancient astronomy and cosmology. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 154 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199853328 0199853320 9780195067880 0195067886 |