THIS 58 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Mysteries of Mithra, by Franz Cumont. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564596907.

The Dissemination of Mithraism in the Roman Empire

Volume édité par Corinne Bonnet et Françoise Van Haeperen, avec la collaboration de Bastien Toune.

Religions orientales dans le paganisme

L'Egypte des astrologues

Le belge Franz Cumont (1868 - 1947) a bouleversé l'histoire des religions en y intégrant ce que l'on rattachait alors à l'histoire des sciences : l'étude des mouvements des étoiles, ou zodiaque. Son texte « Zodiacus » forme une synthèse magistrale sur l'origine de la pratique astrologique. Décrivant les éléments proprement astronomiques en jeu (constellations, course des planètes, phénomène de la précession des équinoxes) et son origine babylonienne, Cumont retrace d'abord les voies de transmission et l'évolution du zodiaque en Orient (Syrie), en Égypte, en Grèce, à Rome.

Zodiaque

This classic work has been long known as the best introduction and overview of the early cult of Mithraism. He traces the original worship of Mithras back to ancient Hinduism and up through Persia, but points out that this particular expression, found in the Roman Empire, originated there. Before Christianity stamped it out, it had gained strength rapidly and was the main pagan religion of its time. This book puts Christianity and Mithraism side by side in the Roman Empire and reveals exactly how and why Christianity survived and the Mithraism did not. The author, Cumont, spent years researching everything about Mithraism and few other experts can rival his knowledge in this area. Chapters include The Origins of Mithraism, The Dissemination of Mithraism in the Roman Empire, Mithra and the Imperial Power in Rome, The Doctrine of the Mithraic Mysteries, The Mithraic Liturgy, Clergy and Devotees, Mithraism and the Religions of the Empire, and Mithraic Art. Includes 50 detailed illustrations and index.

The Mysteries of Mithra

Les Mystères de Mithra

Mithraism and the Religions of the Empire

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 Mysteries; The Mithraic Liturgy, Clergy and Devotees; Mithraism and the Religions of the Empire; Mithraic Art; Index.

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