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The Cult of Mithras in Late Antiquity: Development, Decline and Demise ca. A.D. 270-430

Walsh, David (2018) The Cult of Mithras in Late Antiquity: Development, Decline and Demise ca. A.D. 270-430. Late Antique Archaeology Supplementary Series . Brill, Leiden, 158 pp. ISBN 978-90-04-38306-7. (doi:10.1163/9789004383067) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:70665)

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Abstract

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.

Item Type: Book
DOI/Identification number: 10.1163/9789004383067
Uncontrolled keywords: Archaeology, Ancient History, Cult of Mithras, Late Antiquity, Roman Empire, Mithras, Christianity
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D51 Ancient History
D History General and Old World > DE The Greco-Roman World
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Culture and Languages
Depositing User: David Walsh
Date Deposited: 06 Dec 2018 10:57 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2021 14:00 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/70665 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Walsh, David.

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