This classic work has been long known as the best introduction and overview of the early cult of Mithraism It traces the original worship of Mithras back to ancient Hinduism…

Through the course of eight lectures, Franz Cumont gives a thorough investigation of the afterlife in Roman pagan thought. He covers topics such as the afterlife, celestial immortality, untimely death…

Contents: Preface to the French Edition; The Origins of Mithraism; The Dissemination of Mithraism in the Roman Empire; Mithra and the Imperial Power of Rome; The Doctrine of the Mithraic…

This fascinating volume offers readers a rare glimpse into the religious practices of ancient Rome and the influence of Oriental religions on the development of Roman spirituality. Drawing on a…

An Unabridged, Digitally Enlarged Printing. Chapters Include, Though Not Limited To: The Chaldeans - Babylonia And Greece - The Dissemination In The West - Theology - Astral Mysticism - Ethics…

Contents: Rome and the Orient; Why Oriental Religions Spread; Asia Minor; Egypt; Syria; Persia; Astrology and Magic; Transformation of Roman Paganism.

Contents: Preface to the French Edition; The Origins of Mithraism; The Dissemination of Mithraism in the Roman Empire; Mithra and the Imperial Power of Rome; The Doctrine of the Mithraic…