Le monument d'Ottaviano Zeno et le culte de Mithra sur le Célius
Author: M. J. Vermaseren
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2015-08-24
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9004294791
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: M. J. Vermaseren
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2015-08-24
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9004294791
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Maarten Jozef Vermaseren
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 64
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Maarten Jozef Vermaseren
Publisher: Brill
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 126
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: D. Jason Cooper
Publisher: Weiser Books
Published: 1996-06-01
Total Pages: 293
ISBN-13: 1609257138
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Known as Mitra to the Indians, Mithra and Zarathustra (Zoroaster in Greek) to the Iranians, and Mithras to the Romans, this is the oldest of all living deities. Mithras was recognized as the greatest rival of Christianity, a greater threat even than the religion of Isis. If Rome had not become Christian, it would have become Mithrasian. Mithraisians had a sacrament that included wine as a symbol of sacrificial blood. Bread in wafers, or small loaves marked with a cross, was used to symbolize flesh. The priestly symbols were a staff, a ring, a hat, and a hooked sword/ members were called brothers, and priests were called "Father." Mithras was born on December 25th. He offered salvation based on faith, compassion, knowledge, and valor. He appealed to the poor, the slave and the freeman, as well as to the Roman aristocracy, the militia, and even to some emperors. The Christians sacked his temples, burned his books, and attacked his followers--they desecrated his temples, and built their own churches on the same foundations as the old Mithraic temples. Cooper examines Mithras and his religion in the most complete study ever done. He explores the various forms of this godworshiped from Lisbon to modrn Bangladesh, from the Scottish border to the Russian Steppesand investigates the worship. This is an exciting journey into living mythology, the history of a living god, and will fascinate modern Western readers who want to know more about the spiritual pathwhether they want to better understand contemporary Christianity, the basis of many contemporary ideaologies, mythology, or the Western Mystery Tradition.
Author: Maarten Jozef Vermaseren
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 64
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Attilio Mastrocinque
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2017-08-07
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9783161551123
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Attilio Mastrocinque explains the mysteries of Mithras in a new way, as a transformation of Mazdean elements into an ideological and religious reading of Augustus' story. The author shows that the character of Mithras played the role of Apollo in favoring Augustus' victory and the birth of the Roman Empire.
Author: Simona Cohen
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9004171010
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The relationship between medieval animal symbolism and the iconography of animals in the Renaissance has scarcely been studied. Filling a gap in this significant field of Renaissance culture, in general, and its art, in particular, this book demonstrates the continuity and tenacity of medieval animal interpretations and symbolism, disguised under the veil of genre, religious or mythological narrative and scientific naturalism. An extensive introduction, dealing with relevant medieval and early Renaissance sources, is followed by a series of case studies that illustrate ways in which Renaissance artists revived conventional animal imagery in unprecedented contexts, investing them with new meanings, on a social, political, ethical, religious or psychological level, often by applying exegetical methodology in creating multiple semantic and iconographic levels.Brill's Studies on Art, Art History, and Intellectual History, vol. 2
Author: Maarten Jozef Vermaseren
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 64
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