Des Mysteres de Mithra aux Mysteres de Jesus |
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| Author:
| Mastrocinque, Attilio |
| Series title: | Potsdamer Altertumswissenschaftliche Beitrage Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-515-09250-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2008 |
| Publisher: | Franz Steiner Verlag
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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The most important innovation of Mithraism was the cult of hyper-cosmic deities who ruled the cosmos but existed outside nature. One of them was depicted with a lions head, another was a perfect young man encircled by a serpent, and the third was Mithras himself.
The most important innovation of Mithraism was the cult of hyper-cosmic deities who ruled the cosmos but existed outside nature. One of them was depicted with a lions head, another was a perfect young man encircled by a serpent, and the third was Mithras himself.