A religion scholar explains why the label of ‘cult’ gets in the way of understanding new religions...
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The Macedonians were also noted horsemen, horse-breeders, and horse-worshipers up to the time of Philip II. Introduction...
The name of the Cabeiri recalls Mount Kabeiros, a mountain in the region of Berekyntia in Asia...
In Greek and Roman mythology, a “palladium” was an image of great antiquity on which the safety...
The name of the new god in ordinary everyday parlance was pa Aton, “the Aton.” By Dr....
Ancient cultures left behind extraordinary memorials which were used for mortuary cults during the epoques in which...
Some of the burials in the Palaeolithic period raise the possibility of very early forms of ancestor...
Mystery cults have some characteristics not usually found in more traditional Roman religions. By Stephen Matthiesen The...
Londinium, as the city was called in ancient times, was founded by the Romans after they conquered...
Agamemnon received heroic worship from the establishment of the sanctuary at Amyklai along with his consort Kassandra,...
A shrine to a “wise woman” fulfilling an oraculor role. By Philippe BohstromArchaeologist The town of Abel Beth...
Examining cult and religion in Philistia during the Iron Age. By Dr. David Ben-ShlomoProfessor of ArchaeologyAriel University...
Shrouded in secrecy, ancient mystery cults fascinate and capture the imagination. Shrouded in secrecy, ancient mystery cults...
Due to its agricultural nature, her cult had tremendous appeal to the average Roman citizen, more so...
Mystery religions formed one of three types of Hellenistic religion. Introduction Mystery religions, sacred mysteries or simply mysterieswere religious schools...
The history of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (1888-1901), the most influential hermetic society of...