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The Origins of the Mithraic Mysteries: Cosmology and Salvation in the Ancient World

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 | #689290 in Books |  David Ulansey |  1991-03-28 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  5.50 x.44 x8.25l,.50 | File type: PDF | 168 pages

 | The Origins of the Mithraic Mysteries Cosmology and Salvation in the Ancient World

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Remarkably Silly|By thuggi|Using wild speculations combined with a fundamental misunderstanding of the way ancient people thought, Ulansey constructs a house of cards on a foundation of shifting sand. One could write a book refuting him point by point, but here are the highlights.

Ulansey reads ancient authors as if they were writing technical manuals with "tab A in| |"Ulansey's style is highly readable and I would unhestatingly recommend it as reading for students who want to learn about this fascinating religion. Ulansey has demystified the mysteries marvelously and with admirable lucidity."--Nicholas D. Humez, Montclair

In the centuries following the conquests of Alexander the Great the dramatic unification of the Mediterranean world created exceptionally fertile soil for the growth of new religions. Christianity, for example, was one of the innovative religious movements that arose during this time. However, Christianity had many competitors, and one of the most remarkable of these was the ancient Roman "mystery religion" of Mithraism.
Like the other "mystery cults" of antiquity, ...

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