Mind of Mithraists
«An extensive study of the cult of Mithras during the tumultuous Graeco-Roman age that particularly proves how cognitive historiography of religion contributes insights into how and why specific representations of historical behaviors emerged, were favored and remembered, and not others that may have been historically, culturally or cognitively possible.»
Panayotis Pachis, Professor of Religious Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
The Roman cult of Mithras was the most widely-dispersed and densely-distributed cult throughout the expanse of the Roman Empire from the end of the first until the fourth century AD, rivaling the early growth and development of Christianity during the same period. Les mer
The unifying theme throughout is an investigation of the 'mind' of those engaged in the cult practices of this widespread ancient religion. These investigations represent traditional historical methods as well as more recent studies employing the insights of the cognitive sciences, demonstrating that cognitive historiography is a valuable methodological tool.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 208
- ISBN
- 9781474288699
- Utgivelsesår
- 2016
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
Anmeldelser
«An extensive study of the cult of Mithras during the tumultuous Graeco-Roman age that particularly proves how cognitive historiography of religion contributes insights into how and why specific representations of historical behaviors emerged, were favored and remembered, and not others that may have been historically, culturally or cognitively possible.»
Panayotis Pachis, Professor of Religious Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
«Luther H. Martin is a provocative thinker who has previously questioned many established truths about the Roman cult of Mithras. He is also a founding figure of cognitive historiography and an outspoken proponent of cognitive theorizing in the study of ancient religions. The prepared volume The Mind of Mithraists, covering many important and often neglected topics in the study of Mithraism, promises to be a book no scholar of ancient religions is allowed to ignore.»
Aleš Chalupa, Department Head, Department for the Study of Religions, Masaryk University, Czech Repu
«The Mind of Mithraists provides the readership with an impressive, updated synthesis, specifically contributing to Mithraic studies by adding an evolutionary groundwork and a social post-structuralist perspective ... Historically engaging, theoretically exhilarating, and methodologically inspiring.»
Journal of Cognitive Historiography