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Sources Illustrating Mithraism – A.S. Geden

ByRob Bradshaw
Mithras killing the bull (c. 150 AD)
Mithras killing the bull (c. 150 AD) – Source: Wikipedia

Mithraism was a widespread mystery religion in the Roman Empire during the first centuries of Christianity. This little book gathers together primary sources from both pagan and Christian sources relating to mithraism.

My thanks to Book Aid for making a copy of this public domain title available for digitisation.

Alfred Shenington Geden [1857-1936], Select Passages Illustrating Mithraism. London: SPCK, 1925. Hbk. pp.87. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Sources

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