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Author Barrett, Caitlín.

Title Egyptianizing figurines from Delos : a study in Hellenistic religion / Caitlín Barrett.

Publication Info. Leiden : BRILL, 2011.
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Description 1 online resource (xix, 731 pages, 80 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color).
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Series Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; v. 36
Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; v. 36.
Contents Introduction : Egyptianizing cult at a crossroads of Hellenistic trade -- Fabric analysis : evidence for the local origins of the majority of Egyptianizing figurines on Delos -- Manufacturing techniques, technological style, and the question of Egyptiand coroplasts on Delos -- The eye of the sun and the inundation of the Nile : evidence for Egyptian theology on Delos -- A contextual analysis of the finspots of Egyptian and Egyptianizing terracotta figurines on Delos -- Conclusions : syncretic theology in household cult.
Summary This book investigates Hellenistic popular religion through an interdisciplinary study of figurines of Egyptian deities from Delos. The results offer a new perspective on Hellenistic reinterpretations of Egyptian religion, as well as the relationship between "popular" and "official" cults.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Subject Cults -- Greece.
Cults.
Greece.
Delos Island (Greece) -- Religion.
Egypt -- Religion -- Influence.
Egypt.
Religion.
Terra-cotta figurines, Hellenistic -- Greece -- Delos Islands.
Terra-cotta figurines, Hellenistic.
Art.
Art.
Religion.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Barrett, Caitlín. Egyptianizing Figurines from Delos : A Study in Hellenistic Religion. Leiden : BRILL, ©2011 9789004207974
ISBN 9789004222663 (electronic book)
9004222669 (electronic book)
9789004207974 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
900420797X (hardback ; alkaline paper)

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