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The Mysteries of Mithra

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Contents

The Origins of Mithraism
The Dissemination of Mithraism in the Roman Empire
Mithra and the Imperial Power of Rome
The Doctrine of the Mithraic Mysteries
The Mithraic Liturgy, Clergy and Devotees
Mithraism and the Religions of the Empire
Mithraic Art

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