Romanising oriental Gods: myth, salvation, and ethics in the cults of Cybele, Isis, and Mithras
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Beteilige Person: Alvar Ezquerra, Jaime 1955- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Gordon, Richard (ÜbersetzerIn, HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Spanisch
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston Brill 2008
Schriftenreihe:Religions in the Graeco-Roman world Volume 165
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-444) and indexes
Foreword; Translator's Note; Abbreviations; List of Texts-Figures and Plates; Introduction; Chapter One Religion, Cult and Mystery; Chapter Two Systems of Belief; Chapter Three Systems of Value; Chapter Four The Ritual Systems; Chapter Five The Oriental Cults and Christianity; Bibliography; Plates; General Index; Index of Inscriptions, Papyri and Monuments; Index of Passages
Argues that the alternative accounts emerging significantly underestimate the role of three major cults, of Cybele and Attis, Isis and Serapis, and Mithras
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xx, 486 Seiten) Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:9789047441847
9047441842