Methodology in the Interpretation of Roman Mithraic Imagery

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  • Sean Brown

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/cons16292

Abstract

The nature of a semiotic system is inherently complex. In the course of this paper, we will examine that nature through the application of linguistic anthropological theory. In so-doing, an interpretive methodology will be elucidated with particular attention given to the religious iconography of the Mithraic Mysteries found in imperial Rome. This multi-disciplinary approach to interpretation seeks to combine classical learning with the applied scientific approach of anthropology in the interest of providing a fresh perspective to an old question: “What does it mean?”

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Published

2012-01-25

How to Cite

Brown, S. (2012). Methodology in the Interpretation of Roman Mithraic Imagery. Constellations, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.29173/cons16292

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