The Mithraic prophecy
- Author/Creator:
- Mastrocinque, Attilio, author
- Publication/Creation:
- Oxford : BAR Publishing, 2022
- Resource Type:
- Book
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- The Mithraic prophecy / Attilio Mastrocinque
- Series Titles:
- BAR International Series ; 3074, 2022
BAR international series ; 3074.
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Mithraism--Rome
Mithras (Zoroastrian deity)--Cult--Rome
Mithras (Zoroastrian deity)--Art
Mithraism in art
Prophecy--Mithraism
Excavations (Archaeology)--Rome
Rome--Antiquities
Rome--Religious life and customs
Description/Summary
- Summary:
- "Why did the Romans worship a Persian god? This book presents a new reading of the Mithraic iconography taking into account that the cult had a prophecy. It is likely that the Mithraic reliefs alluded to it and the scenes in the upper panels depict the Golden Age which was the final result of many apocalyptic, prophetic texts including the 4th Eclogue of Virgil. The Avesta, the Vedas, and Herodotus associate Mithras with the morning star and the dawn and this god was the mediator between darkness and light. Additionally, Mithras was a protector of rulers and, similar to Apollo, arbiter and mediator between opposite elements, and saviour of humankind. For these reasons he was ideal to become the god of Augustus and the Roman emperors."--
- Language:
- English
Latin
Greek, Ancient (to 1453) - Language Note:
- In English, with passages in Latin or Greek with English translation.
- Physical Type/Description:
- vii, 105 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937455878802486
- ISBN:
- 9781407359137
1407359134 - ISSN:
- 0143-3067
- OCLC Number:
- 1308487247
- Barcode:
- 300000507641
010003482096
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