Essays Tagged: "Mithra"
Mithraism
It is the third day of December, only twenty-two days remain till the celebration ofMithra begins (Cunningham, 197). Myself and a few of my army comrades have big plansfor this upcomin ... men,and our own wives even, are trying to spoil our Mithristic festivities.It seems the beliefs of Mithra are becoming quite unpopular in Rome. Only a smallportion of my fellow soldiers still belong ... soldiers still belong to the brotherhood, and the soldiers are the onlyones who follow the ways of Mithra. Most of the Roman people will not even admit of anexistence of my religion, women do not lik ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Comparison of Christianity, Mithraism, and the Cult of Isis
Comparison of Christianity, Mithraism, and the Cult of Isis There is a division of religions referred to as mystery relig ... r with the God. Christianity is classified as one of these mystery religions. There are two others, Mithraism and the cult of Isis, which are very similar, while still having many differences that set ... s, which are very similar, while still having many differences that set it apart from Christianity. Mithraism is an ancient religion of Iran. The cult of Isis originates in Egypt. In ancient times bef ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
The Fellow in the Cap and the Man on the Cross: Mithraism and Christianity
The Fellow in the Cap and the Man on the Cross: Mithraism and ChristianityMithras is a god who has been worshiped from the time of antiquity. Mithra ... s a god who has been worshiped from the time of antiquity. Mithraism predated Christianity although Mithraism came of age at approximately the same time as Christianity developed. Comparative studies ... These similarities will be discussed and possible reasons for the sudden disappearance and lack of Mithraism in the literature will be examined.Mithras is a Sun-God and is identified with other Sun-G ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith