Mitra-Mithra-Mithras: The Roman Mithras and His Indo-Iranian Background

Formation of the Mithraic Temples in Northwestern Iran and Comparison with Roman Mithraeums

Mithraism was a mystery religion centered on the god Mithras that was practiced in the ancient world, including India, Iran, Anatolia, Etc. Despite numerous documents such as the most ancient religious books of the world including the Avesta and Rig Veda, and the oldest inscriptions Including: Boğazköy and Achaemenid inscriptions, and finding hundreds of temples in the territory of ancient Rome...

the effects of previewing and providing background knowledge on iranian university efl learners’ comprehension of literary and academic texts

abstract poor reading comprehension can result in failure in using references, benefiting from professional gatherings and resources, keeping up with the growing body of knowledge in the virtual world of the internet, and failing to achieve in efl programs. the purpose of the present quasi-experimental study was to explore the effects of background knowledge and previewing narrative and expos...

Rig Veda, Indus Culture and the Indo-Iranian Connections

Starting with the origin of the Sanskrit language formulated borrowing from the local Dravidian and Mundalanguages, the Indo-Iranian connections are explored in the context of myths and legends. The connectionbetween the Rigveda text and the Indus Culture is described, making use of the Indus seals. The non-Vedictraditions in the RV text are traced to present day folk performances. Some Rigvedi...

Chaucer and His Literary Background

Chaucer and His Literary Background

Performance on this year’s Chaucer exam was, on the whole, excellent. The majority of students showed an admirable knowledge of both Chaucer’s own writings and the texts that informed these. The understanding of both was, for the most part, impressive – in some cases very impressive indeed. A sizeable number of candidates had ventured widely – sometimes very widely – in their reading, and were ...