The work of the Open Court Publishing Co : an illustrated catalogue of its publications covering a period of twenty-one years (1887-1907) consisting of a complete book list with brief characterizatiion of authors and contents, including also a selection of noteworthy articles from the Monist and the Open court . t Mithraism uas once the rival ofChristianity, and further, that the two faiths have a close resem-blance to each other. Prof. Cumonts labors may well be consideredas of utmost importance. The Mysteries of Mithra. History of Their Origin ; Their Dissemination and Influencein the Roman
The work of the Open Court Publishing Co : an illustrated catalogue of its publications covering a period of twenty-one years (1887-1907) consisting of a complete book list with brief characterizatiion of authors and contents, including also a selection of noteworthy articles from the Monist and the Open court . t Mithraism uas once the rival ofChristianity, and further, that the two faiths have a close resem-blance to each other. Prof. Cumonts labors may well be consideredas of utmost importance. The Mysteries of Mithra. History of Their Origin ; Their Dissemination and Influencein the Roman Empire; Their Doctrines and Liturgy; TheirStruggles with Christianity ; Mithraic Art, etc. By Eranz Cu-MONT, professor in the LTniversity of Ghent, Belgium. Trans-lated by Thomas J. McCormack. With 50 illustrations and amap of the Roman Empire. Pages, xvi,-|-239. Price. $ net.(6s. 6d. net.) It is a singularly able piece of work, which gathers together into smallcompass all that is known of the worship of Mithra, the Iranian deity who,after receiving what looked to be a shattering blow at the downfall of thePontic kingdom of Mithridates, underwent a strange revival_ and at oneperiod made a serious bid for pre-eminence in the Roman Empire. —London Telegraph. 83 THE OPEN COURT PUBLISHING THE OPEN COURT PUBLISHING CO., CHICAGO. CUMONT (Con.) The present volume is a condensation, or more properly, populari;^ation of alarger and more erudite work on the subject. Well translated, well made,fully illustrated, it will be found of real value by those who care to knowsomething of one of the most widespread of ethnic religions with wliichearl} Christianity came into conflict.—Cliristian Work. Professor Cumont has made his inferences with scientific care and historicimagination and the volume is an important and valuable contribution to thestudy of religion.—The Cungrc^cUionalist. RICHARD DEDEKIND. The mathematical reading public iiiiacquaiitted Z^ith German iswider
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