In this groundbreaking work, David Ulansey challenges the view that the ancient Roman "mystery religion" of Mithraism derived from an ancient Iranian cult, instead offering a radically different theory of its origins. Arguing that it began as a religious response to the startling discovery of the equinoxes, he shows that Mithraists believed this scientific finding revealed the existence of a new god who possessed the power to shift the structure of the entire universe. The knowledge of this cosmic deity's powers constituted ...
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In this groundbreaking work, David Ulansey challenges the view that the ancient Roman "mystery religion" of Mithraism derived from an ancient Iranian cult, instead offering a radically different theory of its origins. Arguing that it began as a religious response to the startling discovery of the equinoxes, he shows that Mithraists believed this scientific finding revealed the existence of a new god who possessed the power to shift the structure of the entire universe. The knowledge of this cosmic deity's powers constituted the central secret of Mithraism, and its arcane iconography a sophisticated astronomical code. Brimming with the excitement of a detective story, Ulansey's compelling volume presents a surprising new explanation of one of the most unusual religious phenomena of antiquity.
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