Uccidere il dio. Presenze iraniche nel Battistero di Parma e oltre

The Manichean Cosmogony and its links to the Iranian God Mithra are the starting points in studying some specific representations of the Romanesque church art. The devotion to Mithra, which is widely spread in the Hellenistic world, assumed shapes and uses of a mysteric religion. The art of its cult...

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Main Author: Ezio Albrile
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Torino 2014-10-01
Series:Kervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies
Online Access:http://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/kervan/article/view/728
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spelling doaj-3f18127628304aea9df81a89caed9de82020-11-25T02:14:56ZengUniversità degli Studi di TorinoKervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies1825-263X2014-10-0101610.13135/1825-263X/728498Uccidere il dio. Presenze iraniche nel Battistero di Parma e oltreEzio AlbrileThe Manichean Cosmogony and its links to the Iranian God Mithra are the starting points in studying some specific representations of the Romanesque church art. The devotion to Mithra, which is widely spread in the Hellenistic world, assumed shapes and uses of a mysteric religion. The art of its cult areas, the Mithraea, influenced Christian art, not only in its origins. An example are the sculptured figures on the portal of the Baptistry in Parma, a masterpiece of Romanesque art, where the episode of the celestial apotheosis of Mithra, linked to its astrological background, relives.http://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/kervan/article/view/728
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title_short Uccidere il dio. Presenze iraniche nel Battistero di Parma e oltre
title_full Uccidere il dio. Presenze iraniche nel Battistero di Parma e oltre
title_fullStr Uccidere il dio. Presenze iraniche nel Battistero di Parma e oltre
title_full_unstemmed Uccidere il dio. Presenze iraniche nel Battistero di Parma e oltre
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description The Manichean Cosmogony and its links to the Iranian God Mithra are the starting points in studying some specific representations of the Romanesque church art. The devotion to Mithra, which is widely spread in the Hellenistic world, assumed shapes and uses of a mysteric religion. The art of its cult areas, the Mithraea, influenced Christian art, not only in its origins. An example are the sculptured figures on the portal of the Baptistry in Parma, a masterpiece of Romanesque art, where the episode of the celestial apotheosis of Mithra, linked to its astrological background, relives.
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