The Roman Cult of Mithras : : The God and His Mysteries / / Manfred Clauss.
Since its publication in Germany Manfred Clauss's introduction to the Roman Mithras cult has become widely accepted as the most reliable, as well as the most readable, account of its elusive and fascinating subject. For the English edition the author has revised the work to take account of rece...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2000 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) :; 124 illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface to the English edition
- Translator's preface
- Foreword
- Abbreviations
- Contexts
- 1. Mitra and Mithras
- 2. Religious perspectives in the Roman empire
- 3. Mystery religions
- 4. The nature of the evidence
- The God and his Mysteries
- 5. The growth of the cult
- 6. Recruitment
- 7. The mithraeum
- 8. The sacred narrative
- 9. Ritual
- 10. Utensils
- 11. The priestly grades
- 12. Mithras, swift to save
- 13. Mithras and the other gods
- 14. Mithras and Christ
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- General Index
- Index of ancient passages
- Index of monuments and inscriptions