European Cooperation Project; Promoting Cultural Heritage; Europe Creative Programme; Material Culture; Visual Culture; Mithras; Persia; Roman World; Cultural Interaction; Religious Landscapes; Ancient Polytheism; Religious Identities; Cultic Groups; Worshippers; Cult Personnel; Rituals; Mystery cults
Abstract :
[en] The exhibition “The Mystery of Mithras: Exploring the Heart of a Roman Cult” is being presented at the Musée royal de Mariemont from 20 November 2021 to 17 April 2022, then at the musée Saint-Raymond de Toulouse from 14 May 2022 to 30 October 2022, and lastly at the Archäologisches Museum Frankfurt from 19 November 2022 to 15 April 2023.
The catalogue prepared for these different venues pursues three main objectives: proposing, thanks to the contributions of some 75 international experts, a new synthesis for a complex and fascinating cult that reflects the remarkable advances in our knowledge in recent decades; promoting by means of high-quality illustrations numerous monuments, both famous and unknown, that represent so many pieces of the giant Mithraic puzzle; lastly, to restore Mithras to his proper place in the religious landscape of yesterday and the European culture of today.
Disciplines :
Archaeology Classical & oriental studies History Art & art history
Editor :
Veymiers, Richard ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Art, Archéologie et Patrimoine (AAP) ; MRM - Musée royal de Mariemont
Bricault, Laurent; IUF - Institut Universitaire de France [FR]
Amoroso, Nicolas; MRM - Musée royal de Mariemont
Language :
English
Title :
The Mystery of Mithras: Exploring the Heart of a Roman Cult
MITHRA - Mobility and Intercultural Dialogue for the Transmission of Heritage from Roman Antiquity 2020-2023
Funders :
Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. Administration générale de la Culture EC - European Commission EACEA - Agence exécutive européenne pour l’Education et la Culture IUF - Institut Universitaire de France
Commentary :
Reviews : "Revue archéologique", 2023, p. 172-173 (H. Lavagne) ; "Mythos", ns16, 2022, (F. Spadini).
