A CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF THE CULT OF THE GOD MITHRA IN MOESIA SUPERIOR: FINDINGS FROM THE MIDDLE AND SOUTHERN MORAVA V.

Autor: PLEMIĆ, BOJANA, VASILJEVIĆ, LJUBIŠA
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Zdroj: Archaeology & Science / Arheologija i Prirodne Nauke; 2021, Vol. 17, p83-97, 15p
Abstrakt: The paper presents the findings regarding the cult of Mithra from the territory of the Southern and Middle Morava River valley, which are taken into consideration according to their iconographic characteristics, as well as within the historical-geographical circumstances of the area to which they belonged during the Roman era. On the basis of the analysis of artistic details, it was concluded that these are monuments that mostly do not differ from the famous monuments of the cult of Mithra from our area, confirming the previously stated opinions of researchers that certain atypical iconographic traits on them probably arose as a result of insufficient understanding of the Mithraic doctrine, i.e. a lack of control in reproducing the canonised pattern of this cult. Furthermore, by considering the broader context of their findings, we also looked at possible ways in which the cult of Mithra could have been practiced in this area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index