LEADER 02638oam 22004572 450 001 9910511368903321 005 20190826145055.0 010 $a90-04-38306-9 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004383067 035 $a(CKB)4100000007010351 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5615312 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004383067 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007010351 100 $a20180809d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe cult of Mithras in late antiquity : $edevelopment, decline, and demise circa A.D. 270-430 /$fby David Walsh 210 1$aLeiden ;$aBoston :$cBrill,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource (158 pages) 225 0 $aLate Antique Archaeology (Supplementary Series),$x2352-5177 ;$vVOLUME 2 311 $a90-04-38080-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Matter -- Copyright page -- Foreword -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- 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 -- Gazetteer of Mithraea Active in the 4th c. and Those That Exhibit Evidence of Christian Iconoclasm -- Mithraea Constructed and Repaired circa AD 201?400 -- Late Antique Archaeology -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aIn The Cult of Mithras in Late Antiquity David Walsh explores how the cult of Mithras developed across the Third and 4th centuries A.D. and why by the early 5th century the cult had completely disappeared. Contrary to the traditional narrative that the cult was violently persecuted out of existence by Christians, Walsh demonstrates that the cult?s decline was a far more gradual process that resulted from a variety of factors. He also challenges the popular image of the cult as a monolithic entity, highlighting how by the 4th century Mithras had come to mean different things to different people in different places. 410 0$aLate Antique Archaeology (Supplementary Series)$v2. 606 $aMithras (Zoroastrian deity)$xCult 606 $aMithraism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMithras (Zoroastrian deity)$xCult. 615 0$aMithraism. 676 $a299.15 700 $aWalsh$b David$c(Lecturer in Classical and Archaeological Studies),$01066293 801 0$bNL-LeKB 801 1$bNL-LeKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910511368903321 996 $aThe cult of Mithras in late antiquity$92548941 997 $aUNINA