Reflections on My Studies of the Roman Cults of Mithras for the Historical and Comparative Study of Religions

I have spent a number of years focusing my research on the Roman Cults of Mithras. In this autobiographical reflection on that study, I consider the relationship between research on a specific, if perhaps obscure, religious tradition and methodological and theoretical issues in historical and compar...

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Auteur principal: Martin, Luther H. 1937- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill [2019]
Dans: Method & theory in the study of religion
Année: 2019, Volume: 31, Numéro: 4/5, Pages: 457-475
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Sciences religieuses comparées / Culte de Mithra
RelBib Classification:AA Sciences des religions
BE Religion gréco-romaine
Sujets non-standardisés:B Historiography
B Methodology
B Roman cults of Mithras
B Comparison
B Theory
B cognitive science of religion
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Résumé:I have spent a number of years focusing my research on the Roman Cults of Mithras. In this autobiographical reflection on that study, I consider the relationship between research on a specific, if perhaps obscure, religious tradition and methodological and theoretical issues in historical and comparative studies of religion generally.
ISSN:1570-0682
Contient:Enthalten in: Method & theory in the study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341452