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catalog abstract ""Hans Dieter Betz provides the first complete English commentary on one of the most important texts of the history of religions in late antiquity: the so-called "Mithras Liturgy", a magic Graeco-Egyptian papyrus from the 4[superscript th] century A.D., written from the inner perspective by an initiated devotee of the god Helios-Mithras-Alon and containing an esoteric ritual instruction for an ascension to and consultation with the god. In addition to an introduction into the history of research since Albrecht Dieterich's famous work "Eine Mithrasliturgie" (1903), the volume contains the Greek text and the English translation, an analysis of the literary composition, and a commentary establishing the text and contextualizing it in relation to Egyptian religion, Mithraism, hermeticism and gnosticism. At the end of the book there is a bibliography and a Greek word-index."--BOOK JACKET.".
catalog contributor b13008015.
catalog created "c2003.".
catalog date "2003".
catalog date "c2003.".
catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
catalog description ""Hans Dieter Betz provides the first complete English commentary on one of the most important texts of the history of religions in late antiquity: the so-called "Mithras Liturgy", a magic Graeco-Egyptian papyrus from the 4[superscript th] century A.D., written from the inner perspective by an initiated devotee of the god Helios-Mithras-Alon and containing an esoteric ritual instruction for an ascension to and consultation with the god. In addition to an introduction into the history of research since Albrecht Dieterich's famous work "Eine Mithrasliturgie" (1903), the volume contains the Greek text and the English translation, an analysis of the literary composition, and a commentary establishing the text and contextualizing it in relation to Egyptian religion, Mithraism, hermeticism and gnosticism. At the end of the book there is a bibliography and a Greek word-index."--BOOK JACKET.".
catalog description "Abbreviations and short titles -- Critical signs used in the papyrus text -- Introduction. The "Mithras liturgy" : a provocative title ; The Papyrus ; Albrecht Dieterich (1866-1908) : life and scholarship ; Genre and composition ; The religio-historical context -- Greek text -- Translation -- Literary analysis (conspectus) -- Commentary. The Exordium (ll. 475-85) ; The main body of the ritual (ll. 485-732) ; Supplemental rituals (ll. 732-819) ; Epilogue (ll. 819-20) -- Plates -- Bibliography -- Indices. Greek words ; Voces magicae.".
catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-255) and indexes (p. [257]-274).".
catalog extent "xvii, 274 p. :".
catalog hasFormat "Mithras liturgy"".
catalog identifier "3161481283 (cl.)".
catalog isFormatOf "Mithras liturgy"".
catalog isPartOf "Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum ; 18.".
catalog isPartOf "Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum, 1436-3003 ; 18 = Studies and texts in antiquity and Christianity ; 18".
catalog issued "2003".
catalog issued "c2003.".
catalog language "eng gre gre".
catalog language "eng".
catalog publisher "Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck,".
catalog relation "Mithras liturgy"".
catalog subject "BL1585 .B475 2003".
catalog subject "Mithraism.".
catalog tableOfContents "Abbreviations and short titles -- Critical signs used in the papyrus text -- Introduction. The "Mithras liturgy" : a provocative title ; The Papyrus ; Albrecht Dieterich (1866-1908) : life and scholarship ; Genre and composition ; The religio-historical context -- Greek text -- Translation -- Literary analysis (conspectus) -- Commentary. The Exordium (ll. 475-85) ; The main body of the ritual (ll. 485-732) ; Supplemental rituals (ll. 732-819) ; Epilogue (ll. 819-20) -- Plates -- Bibliography -- Indices. Greek words ; Voces magicae.".
catalog title "The "Mithras liturgy" : text, translation, and commentary / Hans Dieter Betz.".
catalog type "text".