1911 The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism

Description

Early Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

The second edition of the first English translation of the work. Published the same year as the first translated edition.

Bound in the publisher's cloth.

Very scarce work.

Originally written in French and published in 1906, this popular work was translated into a number of different languages. Written by Belgian archaeologist and philologist, Franz Cumont, who was known for his interesting works surrounding the syncretic mystery religions of Late Antiquity, such as Mithraism.

This particular work explores the influence of Eastern religious practices on the Roman pagan traditions, present during the early centuries of the Common Era. Cumont details his thoughts on the strong influence of Eastern countries on politics, science, law, literature and art, among other aspects, and illustrated the reasons behind the spread of these religions.

With an introduction from American classical scholar, Grant Showerman.

Stamp from The Open Court Publishing Company to the title page.