Was there a network of Roman Mithraists?

A deity with the name of Mithra (Mitra, Mithras) is attested from second millennium BC Indian Vedas to the first four centuries of the Roman Empire. Despite scholarly attempts to trace a line of influence from earlier manifestations of this deity, especially from the Persian Mithra to the Roman Mith...

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Main Author: Martin, Luther H. 1937- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Společnost [2018]
In: Religio
Year: 2018, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: [167]-182
Further subjects:B cults of the Roman Mithras
B Jupiter Dolichenus
B network theory
B cognitive science of religion
B complexity-network theory
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