| 单词 | Mithraism |
| 例句 | Roman soldiers campaigning in Persia brought Mithraism back to Rome since Mithras’s identity as a former soldier made his worship all the more appealing to members of the Roman military. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yalda” means birth, and in the pre-Zoroastrian religion Mithraism, the god of the sun was believed to have been born on the longest night of the year. Diverse Holiday Feasts From Five New York Families 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z "Get ready for misinformation: Mithraism NOT secret cult," she tweeted. How do you put London's Roman shrine back together? 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z From the river Euphrates to the Wall of Antoninus in Britain, and into the forests of Germany, Mithraism everywhere prevailed. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z He was well versed in Judaism and in the Mithraism and Alexandrian religion of the day. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z There can be little doubt that the spread of Mithraism in Pannonia was chiefly the work of two Legions, the II. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The Oriental cult which in importance overshadowed all the rest was Mithraism, one of the latest to cross from Asia into Europe. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Unlike other Roman Gods, such as Jupiter, Mithraism was congregational in nature, Beard says. How do you put London's Roman shrine back together? 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z The doctrine came from the far East, and teachers only sought to harmonize it with the new worship, as they also did with Mithraism. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z The votary to Mithraism actually bathed in the blood of the sacrificial bull. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z In these characteristics, Mithraism differed profoundly from Graeco-Roman paganism, and seemed, in the eyes of the Christian apologists, to be a deceptive imitation of the rites and doctrines of the Christian Church. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Mithraism began to make its influence felt in Rome and the western provinces, and from that time it spread with great rapidity. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Mithraism had an initiatory service in which the proselytes were admitted into the faith. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance An interesting parallel to the spread of Christianity in the Roman empire is afforded by the contemporary Mithraism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" Was this so in Mithraism or in the cult of Isis? Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity And the solar grace which surrounded the prince found an easy explanation in the mystic philosophy of the soul’s descent which had been absorbed by Mithraism. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius A different sort of development appears in the rites of the cults that sprang up on the ruins of the old faiths—Greek Mysteries, Mithraism, Isisism, Christianity. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV But these more primitive rites were being displaced by a more developed and ethical form called Mithraism. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance Mithraism was especially prevalent in the army, and at army posts have been found numerous remains of sanctuaries, inscriptions, etc. A Source Book for Ancient Church History But the doctrines of Mithraism are not those of Zoroaster. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism M. Renan has hazarded the opinion that, if the Christian Church had been stricken with some mortal weakness, Mithraism might have become the religion of the western world. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius A more important fact was that Mithraism was a religion of redemption. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Now Tarsus was one of the chief seats of Mithraism, and it is practically certain that Paul was acquainted with its main rituals and beliefs. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance In the reign of Pompey, Mithraism, a cult borrowed from Persia, was spread throughout the empire. Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution But on the other hand the discipline of Mithraism, so productive of individual energy, and the democratic organization of its societies in which senators and slaves rubbed elbows, contain a germ of liberty. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism In this effort, Mithraism was not so much impeded by a heritage of coarse legend as the worships of Pessinus and Alexandria. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius This meaning appears in definite form in Buddhism and Christianity, and somewhat less distinctly in Mithraism and the later Judaism; in the Old Testament religion and Islam it is not clearly stated. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV But, as possibly in the case of Cúchulainn and the bull, the animal tended to become the symbol of a god, a tendency perhaps aided by the spread of Mithraism with its symbolic bull. The Religion of the Ancient Celts Manichaeism spread quickly, through the Roman world as well as through Persia; in the former it replaced Mithraism, another Persian growth, that had come to be preeminently the religion of the Roman soldier. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 What his book The Mysteries of Mithra is to his special knowledge of Mithraism, The Oriental Religions is to his knowledge of the whole field. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism The appearance of Mithraism in certain places can be traced directly to the quartering of a legion which had been recruited from the countries which were the original home of the worship. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Mithraism thus escaped the persecution which the essential exclusiveness of their Faith drew down upon Christians; gradually transforming by its deeper spirituality the more frigid cults of earlier Paganism, and making them its own. Early Britain—Roman Britain Perhaps the most remarkable of the Asiatic religions was Mithraism. Early European History Mithraism is a variant religion, which at one time spread over the Roman Empire and came near outclassing Christianity. The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth? But in spite of all these accommodations, adaptations and interpretations, Mithraism always remained in substance a Mazdaism blended with Chaldeanism, that is to say, essentially a barbarian religion. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Mithraism strove to nurse the hope, but, like the contemporaneous Platonism and the more ancient Orphic lore, it linked it with moral responsibility and grave consequences. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Both name and emblem were very possibly adapted from the primitive cult of the Labrys, or Double Axe, filtered through Mithraism. Early Britain—Roman Britain Why should Mithraism have proved "the most formidable foe which Christianity had to overcome"? Early European History At the same time Cumont remarks that the actual rite seems to have been practised in Asia from a great antiquity, before Mithraism had attributed to it a spiritual significance. From Ritual to Romance Mithraism passed directly from Asia into the Latin world. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Yet, on the whole, it has been concluded that Mithraism was a gospel of truth and purity, although the purity was often a matter of merely ceremonial purification and abstinence. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Mithraism was a greatly older religion than Christianity; but its genesis was similar. Pagan and Christian creeds: their origin and meaning The most popular, and the least wholesome, element, which Mithraism borrowed from Babylon, was the belief in planetary influence. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Finally, Mithraism taught the resurrection of the body—Mithra will descend upon earth, and will revive all men. From Ritual to Romance This half religious, half scientific system which was not peculiarly Persian nor original to Mithraism was not the reason for the adoption of that worship by the Roman world. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism A certain severity in Mithraism, which marked it off honourably from other worships of the East, also weakened it as a popular and enduring force. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius On the other hand, outside Italy, Mithraism, which was propagated by soldiers and imperial officers, followed the line of the camps and centres of commerce chiefly along the great rivers of the northern frontier. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The relative influence of Babylon and ancient Iran in moulding the theology of Mithraism, has long been a subject of controversy. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Of all the Oriental cults none was so severe as Mithraism, none attained an equal moral elevation, none could have had so strong a hold on mind and heart. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism It was manifestly prior both to Christianity and to Mithraism. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Mithraism, with all its strange moral force, with all its charm of antiquity and sacramental rite, with all its charity and tolerance, had within it the germs of a sure mortality. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius |
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