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The Origins of the Mithraic Mysteries
David Ulansey
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Description for The Origins of the Mithraic Mysteries
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 168 pages, halftones, line drawings. BIC Classification: HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
David Ulansey's book breaks new scholastic ground by arguing that the Roman cult of Mithras did not originate in Persia, as previously thought. Instead, Ulansey suggests, the cult was triggered by the reaction of a group of Tarsian intellectuals to the discovery in 128 BCE, of the Precession of the Spheres. To these fatalistic Stoics the only possible explanation for this phenomenon was the existence of a divinity powerful enough to shift the heavens, and this was to become the revelation at the heart of the Mithraic mysteries. This information was then married to the astrology of the zodiac and ... Read more
David Ulansey's book breaks new scholastic ground by arguing that the Roman cult of Mithras did not originate in Persia, as previously thought. Instead, Ulansey suggests, the cult was triggered by the reaction of a group of Tarsian intellectuals to the discovery in 128 BCE, of the Precession of the Spheres. To these fatalistic Stoics the only possible explanation for this phenomenon was the existence of a divinity powerful enough to shift the heavens, and this was to become the revelation at the heart of the Mithraic mysteries. This information was then married to the astrology of the zodiac and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
Weight
248g
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195067880
SKU
V9780195067880
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99-28
Reviews for The Origins of the Mithraic Mysteries
`Ulansey contributes important new ideas and presents them in clear and well punctuated stages, avoiding the abstruse technicalities which might have deterred non-astronomers.' Classical Review 'Dr Ulansey's extremely interesting book throws a completely new light on the origin of the Mithras religion.' B.L. van der Werden, University of Zurich '(Puts) the development of western Mithraism in an utterly new perspective.' ... Read more