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 University Press
1991, 1991
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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: | xiv, 154 p. ill |
| ISBN: | 9780199853328 0199853320 |