{"product_id":"the-roman-mithras-cult-olympia-panagiotidou-9781472567390","title":"The Roman Mithras Cult: A Cognitive Approach","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Roman Mithras Cult: A Cognitive Approach\u003c\/i\u003e is the first full cognitive history of an ancient religion. In this groundbreaking book on one of the most intriguing and mysterious ancient religions, Roger Beck and Olympia Panagiotidou show how cognitive historiography can supplement our historical knowledge and deepen our understanding of past cultural phenomenon.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe cult of the sun god Mithras, which spread widely across the Greco-Roman world at the same time as other 'mystery cults' and Christianity, offered to its devotees certain images and assumptions about reality. Initiation into the mysteries of Mithras and participation in the life of the cult significantly affected and transformed the ways in which the initiated perceived themselves, the world, and their position within it. The cult's major ideas were conveyed mainly through its major symbolic complexes. The ancient written testimonies and other records are not adequate to establish a definitive reconstruction of Mithraic theologies and the meaning of its complex symbolic structures.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFilling this gap, \u003ci\u003eThe Roman Mithras Cult: A Cognitive Approach\u003c\/i\u003e identifies the cognitive and psychological processes which took place in the minds and bodies of the Mithraists during their initiation and participation in the mysteries, enabling the perception, apprehension, and integration of the essential images and assumptions of the cult in its worldview system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Olympia Panagiotidou, Roger Beck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472567390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472567390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d","brand":"Olympia Panagiotidou","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985678926079,"sku":"9781472567390","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a411183-6afd-4f98-becb-ff1136251d14.jpg?v=1683278927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-roman-mithras-cult-olympia-panagiotidou-9781472567390","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}