@article{Brown_2012, title={Methodology in the Interpretation of Roman Mithraic Imagery}, volume={3}, url={https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/constellations/index.php/constellations/article/view/16292}, DOI={10.29173/cons16292}, abstractNote={<p><span>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: </span><span>“What </span><span>does it mean?” </span></p>}, number={1}, journal={Constellations}, author={Brown, Sean}, year={2012}, month={Jan.} }