The Religion of the Mithras Cult in the Roman Empire

Mysteries of the Unconquered Sun

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Roger Beck

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A study of the religious system of Mithraism, one of the 'mystery cults' popular in the Roman Empire contemporary with early Christianity. Roger Beck describes Mithraism from the point of view of the initiate engaging with the religion and its rich symbolic system in thought, word, ritual action, and cult life. He employs the methods of anthropology of religion and the new cognitive science of religion to explore in detail the semiotics of the Mysteries' astral symbolism, which has been the principal subject of his many previous publications on the cult.

Author Biography:

Roger Beck is Professor Emeritus, at the University of Toronto.

Release date NZ

March 8th, 2007

Author

Roger Beck

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

17 figures

Pages

304

Dimensions

157x234x17

ISBN-13

9780199216130

Product ID

2507209

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