Although the Persian version of the origins of Mithraism (particularly due to the early works of Franz Cumont and his ...

A ceremonial gold helmet belonging to the Getic elite, discovered at Coțofenești in present-day Romania and dated to the 4th century BCE. Both cheek-pieces bear an unusual sacrificial scene showing an ...

At a particular level of spiritual development it is immediately evident that the myths of the Mystery religions are essentially an allegory of the states of consciousness which are experienced by the ...

Esiste un livello da cui risulta per evidenza immediata che i miti misteriosofici sono, essenzialmente, trascrizioni allusive di una serie di stati di coscienza lungo la via della autorealizzazione.

Jean Suttman’s study trip in Rome turns nightmarish when she discovers a murdered student in the Temple of Mithra and realizes someone is out to harm her.

Richard Gordon explores how Mithraic ritual reinforced hierarchy, patronage and the social structures of Roman imperial power.

Richard Gordon explores how Mithraic ritual reinforced hierarchy, patronage and the social structures of Roman imperial power. This article analyses, within the relationship between religion and power ...

In their groundbreaking new book, Mushrooms, Myths & Mithras, classics scholar Carl Ruck and friends reveal compelling evidence suggesting that psychedelic mushroom use was equally influential in ...

The Cilician pirates incorporated significant divine feminine elements, notably Anahita, into their Mithraic practices, profoundly influencing the initiation rites within the Roman Empire.

Proceedings from an international conference on the ancient city of Dura-Europos (Syria) held at Yale University in 2022, with papers that explore its cultural heritage through multidisciplinary ...

Moeller interprets the square as a Mithraic construction encoding cosmological, numerical, and theological structures of Roman mystery religion, rather than an early Christian cryptogram. The New ...