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Author

Alvar Ezquerra, Jaime.

Title Romanising oriental Gods : myth, salvation, and ethics in the cults of Cybele, Isis, and Mithras / by Jaime Alvar ; translator and editor, Richard Gordon.

Published

Leiden ; New York : Brill, 2008.


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Location	Call No.	Status
UniM INTERNET Resource		AVAILABLE

Physical description	1 online resource (xx, 486 pages) : illustrations
Series	Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, 0927-7633 ; v. 165
	Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 165.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-444) and indexes.
Contents	Foreword; Translator's Note; Abbreviations; List of Texts-Figures and Plates; Introduction; Chapter One Religion, Cult and Mystery; Chapter Two Systems of Belief; Chapter Three Systems of Value; Chapter Four The Ritual Systems; Chapter Five The Oriental Cults and Christianity; Bibliography; Plates; General Index; Index of Inscriptions, Papyri and Monuments; Index of Passages.
Summary	Argues that the alternative accounts emerging significantly underestimate the role of three major cults, of Cybele and Attis, Isis and Serapis, and Mithras.
Other author	Gordon, R. L. (Richard Lindsay)
Subject	Cybele (Goddess) -- Cult.
	Isis (Egyptian deity) -- Cult.
	Serapis (Egyptian deity) -- Cult.
	Attis (Phrygian deity) -- Cult.
	Mithras (Zoroastrian deity) -- Cult.
	Rome -- Religion.
ISBN	9789047441847 (electronic bk.)
	9047441842 (electronic bk.)
	9789004132931 (hardback ; alk. paper)
	9004132937 (hardback ; alk. paper)
Standard Number	10.1163/ej.9789004132931.i-486