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1 online resource (xvii, 364 pages : illustrations (some colour)). |
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text file |
| Series |
Religions in the Graeco-Roman world,
0927-7633 ;
VOLUME 180
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Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 180.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
In the Hellenistic and Roman world intimate relations existed between those holding power and the cults of Isis. This book is the first to chart these various appropriations over time within a comparative perspective. Ten carefully selected case studies show that the Egyptian gods were no exotic outsiders to the Hellenistic and Roman Mediterranean, but constituted a well institutionalised and frequently used religious option. Ranging from the early Ptolemies and Seleucids to late Antiquity, the case studies illustrate how much symbolic meaning was made with the cults of Isis by kings, emperors, cities and elites. Three articles introduce the theme of Isis and the longue durée theoretically, simultaneously exploring a new approach towards concepts like ruler cult and Religionspolitik. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter 7 La reine Huldu et la coiffe isiaque. Isis et le pouvoir royal à Pétra (Ier s. av. J.-C.-Ier s. apr. J.-C.)Chapter 8 " Isis " et " Athènes " : épigraphie, espace et pouvoir à la basse époque hellénistique; Part 3 Isis and the Roman World; Chapter 9 Le basileion, les reines et Actium; Chapter 10 The Flavians: Pharaonic Kingship between Egypt and Rome; Chapter 11 Les cultes isiaques et les pouvoirs locaux en Italie; Chapter 12 Le tropisme isiaque des Sévères : une acmé reconsidérée?; Chapter 13 Gens isiaca et identité polythéiste à Rome à la fin du IVe s. apr. J.-C.; Index Nominum. |
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Preface; List of Figures; List of Participants; Jean Leclant, in memoriam; Part 1 Isis and the longue durée; Chapter 1 Isis and Empires; Chapter 2 Cuius regio, eius religio? Rulers and Religious Change in Greco-Roman Egypt; Chapter 3 Isis and the Evolution of Religions; Part 2 Isis and the Hellenistic World; Chapter 4 Sarapis, Isis et le pouvoir lagide; Chapter 5 Les cultes isiaques dans l'espace séleucide; Chapter 6 Les cultes isiaques et le pouvoir dans la Tétrapole syrienne. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Isis (Egyptian deity) -- Cult -- Congresses.
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Isis (Egyptian deity) |
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Cults. |
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Isis. |
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Egypt -- Religion -- Congresses.
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Egypt. |
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Religion. |
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Religion and politics -- Egypt -- Congresses.
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Religion and politics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Bricault, Laurent, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version:Colloque international sur les études isiaques (5th : 2011 : Boulogne-sur-Mer, France). Power, politics, and the cults of Isis. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2014] 9789004277182 (DLC) 2014020104 (OCoLC)880521125 |
| ISBN |
9789004278271 (electronic book) |
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9004278273 (electronic book) |
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9789004277182 |
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9004277188 |
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