The origins of the Mithraic mysteries cosmology and salvation in the ancient world

This volume sets forth a new explanation of the meaning of the cult of Mithraism, tracing its origins not, as commonly held, to the ancient Persian religion, but to ancient astronomy and cosmology

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Main Author: Ulansey, David
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 1991, 1991
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