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The Origins of the Mithraic Mysteries: Cosmology and Salvation in the Ancient World
Ulansey, David (Assistant Professor of Religion, Assistant Professor of Religion, Boston University)
The Origins of the Mithraic Mysteries: Cosmology and Salvation in the Ancient World
Ulansey, David (Assistant Professor of Religion, Assistant Professor of Religion, Boston University)
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.
168 pages, halftones, line drawings
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | July 11, 1991 |
ISBN13 | 9780195067880 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
Pages | 168 |
Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 11 mm · 234 g |