Romanising oriental Gods : : Myth, Salvation, and Ethics in the Cults of Cybele, Isis and Mithras / / by Jaime Alvar ; translator and editor, Richard Gordon.
The traditional grand narrative correlating the decline of Graeco-Roman religion with the rise of Christianity has been under pressure for three decades. This book argues that the alternative accounts now emerging significantly underestimate the role of three major cults, of Cybele and Attis, Isis a...
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| Superior document: | Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, v. 165 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, New York : : Brill,, 2008. |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Religions in the Graeco-Roman World
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (506 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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