The Mystery Religions and Christianity: A Study in the Religious Background of Early Christianity by S. Angus
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The Mystery Religions and Christianity: A Study in the Religious Background of Early Christianity by S. Angus, published in 1966. A classic scholarly study examining the relationship between the mystery cults of the Greco-Roman world and the development of early Christianity, situating Christian ritual and theology within the broader religious environment of late antiquity. Angus explores themes such as The Three Stages of a Mystery, Initiation and Communion, The Appeal of the Mystery Religions, The Historical Crisis of the Graeco-Roman World in Their Bearing Upon the Mystery Religions and Christianity, and Roman Legion and Foreign Cults, offering a comparative analysis of religious practice, symbolism, and spiritual experience. Reflecting early twentieth-century scholarship on comparative religion, the work remains of interest to students of early Christianity, classical religion, and religious history. Hardcover with shelfwear to corners and ends of jacket.
