The Religion of the Mithras Cult in the Roman Empire: Mysteries of the Unconquered Sun

The Religion of the Mithras Cult in the Roman Empire: Mysteries of the Unconquered Sun

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-304

  Beck, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Iconography; Initiates; Mithraism; Mystery cults; Ritual; Roman empire; Sacred space; Sun god; Symbols

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921540408     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199216130.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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