Driediger-Murphy, Lindsay GayleNadeau, Justin Taylor2020-07-062020-07-062020-06-29Nadeau, J. T. (2020). How the Mithraeum of the Mithraic Cult Functioned as Sacred Space in Rome (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/112248Sacred space is a complicated subject, and it should be treated as such. Scholarship on the cult of Mithras often simply denotes a space as sacred without any further recognition given to how the space functions as sacred. By applying the theory associated with sacred space I determine that the Mithraeum of the ancient cult of Mithras functioned as sacred space through the boundaries, active and passive role in the human bodily experience, establishing a communal identity and the perceived presence of a deity. That said, each sacred space utilizes these elements in unique ways and as such, there is not one single cohesive application of sacred space.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Ancient RomeAntiquityReligionMithrasMithraeumMystery CultSacred SpaceArchitectureReligion--History ofArchaeologyHistory--Ancientmaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/37970