Philippa Adrych gives us an overview of the 7th June colloquium, Talking Religion: discussing religious materiality hosted by TORCH and the Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford, that was a celebration of our latest publication, Images of Mithra.
The sixth and final part in a series of weekly installments featuring insights from the authors of ‘Images of Mithra’, published in March 2017, looks at the Kingdom of Commagene, the appearance of ‘Apollo-Mithras-Helios-Hermes’, and what we might learn about the nature of gods.
The fifth in a series of weekly installments featuring insights from the authors of ‘Images of Mithra’, published in March 2017, looks at coins in the Kushan empire, and why having a name for something isn’t always a good thing.
Continue reading “Mithra: the surprising inadequacy of labels”
The fourth in a series of weekly instalments featuring insights from the authors of ‘Images of Mithra’, published in March 2017, explores how a rock relief in western Iran, carved during the time of the Sasanian Persian Empire (AD 224-651), has been re-imagined over the centuries.
The first in a series of weekly instalments featuring insights from the authors of ‘Images of Mithra‘, published in March 2017, looks at perhaps the most well-known depiction of Mithras – the ‘tauroctony’ – and the peculiar direction of the god’s gaze.
Continue reading “The Importance of Mithras’ Stare: where to look?”
Mithras to the Romans, Mihr and Mithra in ancient Persia, Miiro in Kushan Bactria, this figure is not without allure. These names – similar yet distinct, that applied to figures with much in common, but equally a great deal to distinguish them – sparked the very simple question, what’s in a name?
Empires of Faith 