On the role of Mithraism and the heroic epic of Turkic-Mongol peoples in the formation of the Aryan-Turanian civilization in Inner Asia
This article discusses the role of Mithraism as one of the oldest branches of the religion of the western Iranian-speaking Aryans, tengrianskoy religion Turko-Mongols in the formation of the Aryan-Turanian civilization Inner and Central Asia. The author believes that it is nomadic (nomadic) and proto-Turkic protomongolskie nations played an important role in the spread of Mithraism in the western part of Eurasia (particularly in Europe), were able to process and transform the religion of the ancient Iranian-speaking Aryans existed before Zoroaster (ie the “traditional Mazdaism” - the name of the supreme deity Ahura Mazda), in accordance with the religious and cultural traditions of the Eurasian nomadic, transforming one of its most unique destinations -Mithraism to such an extent that it practically became an independent religion, closely connected with the ancient cult of military Turko Mongolian pastoral peoples and the Turko-Mongolian form tengrizma as a religious foundation Aryan-Turanian civilization.