The Cult of Sol Invictus

The Cult of Sol Invictus
Author: Gaston Halsberghe
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2015-11-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004296255

Preliminary material /Gaston H. Halsberghe -- THE LITERARY TEXTS /Gaston H. Halsberghe -- THE SUN CULT UP TO THE FIRST CENTURY OF THE EMPIRE /Gaston H. Halsberghe -- THE EASTERN RELIGIONS: THEIR DISTRIBUTION AND ADHERENTS /Gaston H. Halsberghe -- SOL INVICTUS ELAGABAL /Gaston H. Halsberghe -- THE CONTINUATION OF THE CULT OF SOL INVICTUS /Gaston H. Halsberghe -- THE REIGN OF AURELIAN /Gaston H. Halsberghe -- CONCLUSION /Gaston H. Halsberghe.

From Sun and God's Keep

From Sun and God's Keep
Author: Augustus Invictus
Publisher:
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2016-09-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692782699

PART PROPHECY OF THE COMING APOCALYPSE PART JOURNAL OF THE DESCENT INTO MADNESS. This collection of poetry manages to mix mystical insight and portentous satire, in the vein of Aleister Crowley's most confounding works.

Constantine, Divine Emperor of the Christian Golden Age

Constantine, Divine Emperor of the Christian Golden Age
Author: Jonathan Bardill
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 471
Release: 2012
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0521764238

"Constantine was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. The book explores the emperor's image as conveyed through literature, art, and architecture, and shows how Constantine reconciled the tradition of imperial divinity with his monotheistic faith. It demonstrates how the traditional themes and imagery of kingship were exploited to portray the emperor as the saviour of his people and to assimilate him to Christ. This is the first book to study simultaneously both archaeological and historical information to build a picture of the emperor's image and propaganda. It is extensively illustrated" --Provided by publisher.

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Rome

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Rome
Author: Paul Erdkamp
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 647
Release: 2013-09-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 0521896290

Rome was the largest city in the ancient world. As the capital of the Roman Empire, it was clearly an exceptional city in terms of size, diversity and complexity. While the Colosseum, imperial palaces and Pantheon are among its most famous features, this volume explores Rome primarily as a city in which many thousands of men and women were born, lived and died. The thirty-one chapters by leading historians, classicists and archaeologists discuss issues ranging from the monuments and the games to the food and water supply, from policing and riots to domestic housing, from death and disease to pagan cults and the impact of Christianity. Richly illustrated, the volume introduces groundbreaking new research against the background of current debates and is designed as a readable survey accessible in particular to undergraduates and non-specialists.

The Imperial Cult and the Development of Church Order

The Imperial Cult and the Development of Church Order
Author: Allen Brent
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 432
Release: 1999
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9789004114203

Using a contra-cultural model of social interaction, this book examines the interaction between Pagan and early Christian constructions of social order focussing on the Imperial Cult as it developed, together with shared metaphysical assumptions, "pari passu" with Church Order.

The Mysteries of Mithras

The Mysteries of Mithras
Author: Attilio Mastrocinque
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2017-08-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9783161551123

Attilio Mastrocinque explains the mysteries of Mithras in a new way, as a transformation of Mazdean elements into an ideological and religious reading of Augustus' story. The author shows that the character of Mithras played the role of Apollo in favoring Augustus' victory and the birth of the Roman Empire.

Fascism Today

Fascism Today
Author: Shane Burley
Publisher: AK Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2017-11-06
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 184935295X

We can no longer ignore the fact that fascism is on the rise in the United States. What was once a fringe movement has been gaining cultural acceptance and political power for years. Rebranding itself as "alt-right" and riding the waves of both Donald Trump's hate-fueled populism and the anxiety of an abandoned working class, they have created a social force that has the ability to win elections and inspire racist street violence in equal measure. Fascism Today looks at the changing world of the far right in Donald Trump's America. Examining the modern fascist movement's various strains, Shane Burley has written an accessible primer about what its adherents believe, how they organize, and what future they have in the United States. The ascension of Trump has introduced a whole new vocabulary into our political lexicon—white nationalism, race realism, Identitarianism, and a slew of others. Burley breaks it all down. From the tech-savvy trolls of the alt-right to esoteric Aryan mystics, from full-fledged Nazis to well-groomed neofascists like Richard Spencer, he shows how these racists and authoritarians have reinvented themselves in order to recruit new members and grow. Just as importantly, Fascism Today shows how they can be fought and beaten. It highlights groups that have successfully opposed these twisted forces and outlines the elements needed to build powerful mass movements to confront the institutionalization of fascist ideas, protect marginalized communities, and ultimately stop the fascist threat. Shane Burley is a writer, filmmaker, and antifascist based in Portland, Oregon.

The Black Pilgrimage

The Black Pilgrimage
Author: Augustus Invictus
Publisher:
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2016-01-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781726031738

In the Spring of 2013, Augustus Invictus undertook a cross-country pilgrimage from his hometown of Orlando to the Mojave Desert, the Grand Canyon, and the Kaibab Forest. This is the story of that journey.