The cult of Mithras in late Antiquity development, decline and demise, ca. AD 270-430
In 'The Cult of Mithras in Late Antiquity' David Walsh explores how the cult of Mithras developed across the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. and why by the early 5th century the cult had completely disappeared. Contrary to the traditional narrative that the cult was violently persecuted out of...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill
[2018]
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| Series: | Late Antique Archaeology (Supplementary Series),
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| See on Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991005067419708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The Development of the Cult of Mithras in Late Antiquity
- The Decline of the Cult I: The Evidence
- The Decline of the Cult II: Explaining the Decline
- The Fate of Mithraea
- Conclusion
- Appendix A: Gazetteer of Mithraea Active in the 4th c. and Those That Exhibit Evidence of Christian Iconoclasm
- Appendix B: Mithraea Constructed and Repaired ca. AD 201-400
