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886964
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Walsh, David, (Lecturer in Classical and Archaeological Studies)
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The cult of Mithras in late antiquity : : development, decline, and demise ca. A.D. 270-430 /\ by David Walsh.
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Leiden ;Boston :: Brill,, 2018.
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Late Antique Archaeology (Supplementary Series),; volume 2
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1 online resource
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9004383069
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: 9789004383067
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9004380809
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9789004380806
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Intro; Contents; Foreword; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Introduction; Religious Change in Late Antiquity: Changing Scholarly Views; The Cult of Mithras: A Brief Introduction; The Cult of Mithras in Late Antiquity: Changing Scholarly Views; The Structure of This Volume; Selecting the Evidence; A Note on Terminology; Chapter 1 The Development of the Cult of Mithras in Late Antiquity; The Location of Mithraea; Mithraic Architecture; Mithraic Iconography; Patronage and Membership; Mithraic Hierarchies; Ritual Practice; Initiation Rituals; Sacrifices; Feasts; Votive Practices
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C.2 Lentia (Linz)C.3 Schachadorf; C.4 St. Urban; D. Pannonia; D.1 Aquincum IV ('of Symphorus'); D.2 Carnuntum I; D.3 Carnuntum III; D.4 Poetovio II (Ptuj); D.5 Poetovio III; D.6 Poetovio V; E. Dalmatia; E.1 Arupium (Prozor) I and II; E.2 Epidaurum (Cavtat); E.3 Jajce; E.4 Konjic; F. Italy (Excluding Rome and Ostia); F.1 Capua; F.2 Ponza; F.3 Spoletium; F.4 Timavo; F.5 Vulci; G. Gaul; G.1 Augusta Treverorum (Trier); G.2 Burdigala (Bordeaux); G.3 Forum Claudii Vallensium Octodurensium (Martigny); G.4 Les Bolards; G.5 Mackwiller; G.6 Pons Saravi (Sarrebourg); G.7 Septeuil; G.8 Tienen
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G.9 Venetonimagus (Vieu-en-Val-Romney)H. Spain; H.1 Lucus Augusti (Lugo); I. North Africa; I.1 Lambaesis; J. The Eastern Mediterranean; J.1 Caesarea Maritima; J.2 Doliche; J.3 Hawarte; J.4 Ša'āra; Appendix B: Mithraea Constructed and Repaired ca. AD 201-400; Bibliography; Index
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Geographical and Chronological Variation in the Fate of MithraeaFactors Contributing to the Fate of Mithraea; Christian Iconoclasm; 'Barbarian' Incursions; Civil War; Imperial Legislation; Natural Disasters and Accidental Destruction; Conclusion; Appendix A: Gazetteer of Mithraea Active in the 4th c. and Those That Exhibit Evidence of Christian Iconoclasm; A. Britain; A.1 Borcovicium (Housesteads); A.2 Brocolitia (Carrawburgh); A.3 Londinium (London); B. Germany; B.1 Biesheim; B.2 Bornheim-Sechtem; B.3 Gimmeldingen; B.4 Reichweiler; B.5 Rockenhausen; C. Noricum; C.1 Ad Enum (Pons Aeni)
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The Ritual Fragmentation of ObjectsVariations of the Name 'Mithras'; Conclusion; Chapter 2 The Decline of the Cult I: The Evidence; Introduction; The Decline in Construction/Restoration of Mithraea; Mithraea and Wider Patterns of Construction and Repair in Late Antiquity; Charting the Declining Use of Individual Mithraea; Conclusion; Chapter 3 The Decline of the Cult II: Explaining the Decline; Introduction; Declining Populations; Changing Social Networks; Changes in Mithraic Rituals; Coercion by the Imperial Government; Conclusion; Chapter 4 The Fate of Mithraea; Introduction
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"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 existence by Christians, Walsh demonstrates that the cult's decline was a far more gradual process that resulted from a variety of factors. He also challenges the popular image of the cult as a monolithic entity, highlighting how by the 4th century Mithras had come to mean different things to different people in different places."--
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Mithraism.
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Mithras (Zoroastrian deity)-- Cult.
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BODY, MIND SPIRIT-- Spirituality-- Paganism Neo-Paganism.
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Mithraism.
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RELIGION-- Comparative Religion.
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| Dewey Classification
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299/.15
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BL1585
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