Beck on Mithraism. Collected Works with New Essays; Ashgate Contemporary Thinkers on Religion Collected Works series
Hampshire UK / Burlington VT: Ashgate, 2004. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Large Octavo. xxviii + 370pp. Black cloth lettered in copper on spine and within copper border on upper cover, b&w illustrations, bibliography and index. From the publisher: "Roger Beck, a world authority on Mithraism, brings together his major writings on the Mysteries of Mithras in the context of the culture and religions of imperial Rome. In these studies he opens new vistas on myth making, ritual, symbolism, the role of astrology in the cult, recently discovered Mithraic monuments and artefacts, and the emergence of Mithraism and Christianity concurrently in the first century. Beck offers new introductions to his thematically framed groups of writings and adds six entirely new essays published here for the first time. These essays link his research to contemporary studies in cognitive science of religion and anthropology of religion. This collection will appeal particularly to scholars exploring contemporary aspects in anthropology of religion, astronomy and astrology, cults and myths, images and symbols, as well as traditional scholars of Greco-Roman antiquity and Christian origins." Covers lightly rubbed with small white mark to front board a little modest shelfwear. Library "withdrawal" ink stamp on front blank - but NO other library markings, internally bright and unmarked. Overall a tight, clean VG+ copy. (No dust jacket if called for). Item #68937
ISBN: 0754640817
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