Author: Vivienne J. Walters
Publisher: Brill Archive
ISBN: 9789004040144
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Einzelfund - Stadt/Vicius/Oppidum - Grab/Gräberfeld.
The Cult Fo Mithras in the Roman Provinces of Gaul
Author: Vivienne J. Walters
Publisher: Brill Archive
ISBN: 9789004040144
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Einzelfund - Stadt/Vicius/Oppidum - Grab/Gräberfeld.
Publisher: Brill Archive
ISBN: 9789004040144
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Einzelfund - Stadt/Vicius/Oppidum - Grab/Gräberfeld.
The Cult of Mithras in the Roman Provinces of Gaul
Author: Walters
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004296336
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Preliminary material /Vivienne J. Walters -- THE SITES OF MITHRAIC SANCTUARIES /Vivienne J. Walters -- THE DEDICANTS OF MITHRAIC MONUMENTS /Vivienne J. Walters -- MITHRAIC REPRESENTATIONS ON POTTERY /Vivienne J. Walters -- MITHRAS AND THE GODS OF GAUL /Vivienne J. Walters -- MITHRAIC INSCRIPTIONS AND MONUMENTS /Vivienne J. Walters -- REJECTED MONUMENTS /Vivienne J. Walters -- MITHRAIC REPRESENTATIONS ON POTTERY /Vivienne J. Walters -- ADDENDUM /Vivienne J. Walters -- INDEXES /Vivienne J. Walters -- LIST OF PLATES /Vivienne J. Walters -- PLATES I-XL /Vivienne J. Walters.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004296336
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Preliminary material /Vivienne J. Walters -- THE SITES OF MITHRAIC SANCTUARIES /Vivienne J. Walters -- THE DEDICANTS OF MITHRAIC MONUMENTS /Vivienne J. Walters -- MITHRAIC REPRESENTATIONS ON POTTERY /Vivienne J. Walters -- MITHRAS AND THE GODS OF GAUL /Vivienne J. Walters -- MITHRAIC INSCRIPTIONS AND MONUMENTS /Vivienne J. Walters -- REJECTED MONUMENTS /Vivienne J. Walters -- MITHRAIC REPRESENTATIONS ON POTTERY /Vivienne J. Walters -- ADDENDUM /Vivienne J. Walters -- INDEXES /Vivienne J. Walters -- LIST OF PLATES /Vivienne J. Walters -- PLATES I-XL /Vivienne J. Walters.
The Cult of Mithras in the Roman Provinces of Gaul
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Cult of Mithras in the Roman Provinces of Gaul
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The Cult of Mithras in Late Antiquity
Author: David Walsh
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004383069
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
In The Cult of Mithras in Late Antiquity David Walsh explores how the cult of Mithras developed across the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. and why by the early 5th century the cult had completely disappeared. Contrary to the traditional narrative that the cult was violently persecuted out of existence by Christians, Walsh demonstrates that the cult’s decline was a far more gradual process that resulted from a variety of factors. He also challenges the popular image of the cult as a monolithic entity, highlighting how by the 4th century Mithras had come to mean different things to different people in different places.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004383069
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
In The Cult of Mithras in Late Antiquity David Walsh explores how the cult of Mithras developed across the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. and why by the early 5th century the cult had completely disappeared. Contrary to the traditional narrative that the cult was violently persecuted out of existence by Christians, Walsh demonstrates that the cult’s decline was a far more gradual process that resulted from a variety of factors. He also challenges the popular image of the cult as a monolithic entity, highlighting how by the 4th century Mithras had come to mean different things to different people in different places.
Roman Cult of Mithras
Author: Manfred Clauss
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 147446579X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
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 recent research and new archaeological discoveries. The mystery cult of Mithras first became evident in Rome towards the end of the first century AD. During the next two centuries, carried by its soldier and merchant devotees, it spread to the frontier of the western empire from Britain to Bosnia. Perhaps because of odd similarities between the cult and their own religion the early Christians energetically suppressed it, frequently constructing churches over the caves (Mithraea) in which its rituals took place. By the end of the fourth century the cult was extinct.Professor Clauss draws on the archaeological evidence from over 400 temples and their contents including over a thousand representations of ritual in sculpure and painting to seek an understanding of the nature and purpose of the cult, and what its mysteries and secret rites of initiation and sacrifice meant to its devotees. In doing so he introduces the reader to the nature of the polytheistic societies of the Roman Empire, in which relations and distinctions between gods and mortals now seem strangely close and blurred. He also considers the connections of Mithraicism with astrology, and examines how far it can be seen as a direct descendant of the ancient cult of Mitra, the Persian god of contract, cattle and light. The book combines imaginative insight with coherent argument. It is well-structured, accessibly written and extensively illustrated. Richard Gordon, the translator and himself a distinguished scholar of the subject, has provided a bibliography of further reading for anglophone readers.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 147446579X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
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 recent research and new archaeological discoveries. The mystery cult of Mithras first became evident in Rome towards the end of the first century AD. During the next two centuries, carried by its soldier and merchant devotees, it spread to the frontier of the western empire from Britain to Bosnia. Perhaps because of odd similarities between the cult and their own religion the early Christians energetically suppressed it, frequently constructing churches over the caves (Mithraea) in which its rituals took place. By the end of the fourth century the cult was extinct.Professor Clauss draws on the archaeological evidence from over 400 temples and their contents including over a thousand representations of ritual in sculpure and painting to seek an understanding of the nature and purpose of the cult, and what its mysteries and secret rites of initiation and sacrifice meant to its devotees. In doing so he introduces the reader to the nature of the polytheistic societies of the Roman Empire, in which relations and distinctions between gods and mortals now seem strangely close and blurred. He also considers the connections of Mithraicism with astrology, and examines how far it can be seen as a direct descendant of the ancient cult of Mitra, the Persian god of contract, cattle and light. The book combines imaginative insight with coherent argument. It is well-structured, accessibly written and extensively illustrated. Richard Gordon, the translator and himself a distinguished scholar of the subject, has provided a bibliography of further reading for anglophone readers.
Roman Gaul and Germany
Author: Anthony King
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520069893
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Looks at Roman ruins in France and Germany, including recent finds, and describes what life was like under the reign of the Roman Empire
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520069893
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Looks at Roman ruins in France and Germany, including recent finds, and describes what life was like under the reign of the Roman Empire
The Archaeology of Late Antique 'Paganism'
Author: Luke Lavan
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004192379
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
Papers from the conference "The Archaeology of Late Antique Paganism" held in 2005 in Leuven.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004192379
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
Papers from the conference "The Archaeology of Late Antique Paganism" held in 2005 in Leuven.
The Mysteries of Mithras
Author: Attilio Mastrocinque
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161551123
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161551123
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
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.
The Impact of the Roman Empire on the Cult of Asclepius
Author: Ghislaine van der Ploeg
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004372776
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
In The Impact of the Roman Empire on The Cult of Asclepius Ghislaine van der Ploeg offers an overview and analysis of how worship of the Graeco-Roman god Asclepius adapted, changed, and was disseminated under the Roman Empire. It is shown that the cult enjoyed a vibrant period of worship in the Roman era and by analysing the factors by which this religious changed happened, the impact which the Roman Empire had upon religious life is determined. Making use of epigraphic, numismatic, visual, and literary sources, van der Ploeg demonstrates the multifaceted nature of the Roman cult of Asclepius, updating current thinking about the god.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004372776
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
In The Impact of the Roman Empire on The Cult of Asclepius Ghislaine van der Ploeg offers an overview and analysis of how worship of the Graeco-Roman god Asclepius adapted, changed, and was disseminated under the Roman Empire. It is shown that the cult enjoyed a vibrant period of worship in the Roman era and by analysing the factors by which this religious changed happened, the impact which the Roman Empire had upon religious life is determined. Making use of epigraphic, numismatic, visual, and literary sources, van der Ploeg demonstrates the multifaceted nature of the Roman cult of Asclepius, updating current thinking about the god.