MITHRAS AND THE ZODIAC
<p>The Roman cult of Mithras has been the object of many controversies, for instance the question of the origin, the mythology, and the role of astronomical-astrological concepts. In this article we focus on another controversial point, the existence and content of a doctrine of salvation. We...
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| description | <p>The Roman cult of Mithras has been the object of many controversies, for instance the question of the origin, the mythology, and the role of astronomical-astrological concepts. In this article we focus on another controversial point, the existence and content of a doctrine of salvation. We review systematically the literary, epigraphic, architectural, and iconographic evidence of salvation in Mithraism. We find that the evidence supports the existence of a doctrine that included a soul journey towards the solstices, along the lines of a famous passage in Porphyry's <em>De antro nympharum</em>.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-714a57c0c8c2447fa9135b2a60ebe9c52023-07-15T08:42:09ZengMega Publishing HouseJournal of Ancient History and Archaeology2360-266X2018-05-015110.14795/j.v5i1.283198MITHRAS AND THE ZODIACLuca Amendola0University of Heidelberg<p>The Roman cult of Mithras has been the object of many controversies, for instance the question of the origin, the mythology, and the role of astronomical-astrological concepts. In this article we focus on another controversial point, the existence and content of a doctrine of salvation. We review systematically the literary, epigraphic, architectural, and iconographic evidence of salvation in Mithraism. We find that the evidence supports the existence of a doctrine that included a soul journey towards the solstices, along the lines of a famous passage in Porphyry's <em>De antro nympharum</em>.</p>https://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/283 |
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