The Salem gospel struggled to take hold among the tribes due to their deep-rooted adherence to ancient cults like the Great Mother. [1]
The mysterious cult of the Mother of God was the greatest and most destructive of Roman mystery cults, destined for collapse despite its formal and unemotional nature. [2]
The influence of the Mother of God cult on Christianity is seen in the parallels between the miraculous birth of Jesus and the Iranian savior-hero, Mithras. [3]
The popularity of Ishtar, the mother of gods and spirit of sex fertility, persisted despite efforts to refine her worship and the universal practice of women submitting to strangers' embrace in devotion to her. [4]
The Mithraic Great Mother ritual for women evolved from the male-only religion with seven orders, incorporating elements of the Phrygian cult of Cybele. [5]
The sacrament of cakes and wine replaced human sacrifices in the Mother of God cult, originating from Hebrew Passover ceremonies and later adapted by Christians. [6] Tibetans pray to an overgrown brotherhood of priests with rigid dogmas, mystic rites, and elaborate rituals, including a Holy Mother. [7]