Power, Politics and the Cults of Isis
Proceedings of the Vth International Conference of Isis Studies, Boulogne-Sur-Mer, October 13-15 2011
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Word Count
96,000 words, Guess
Page Count
384 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139789004278271
- ISBN-109004278273
- Library of Congress Control Number2014020104
- OCLC Control Number880521125
- OCLC Control Number894325161
and 2 more
- Better World Books9789004278271
- Open LibraryOL29718970M
Classifications
- LCCBL2450 .I7 C65 2011
- LCCBL2450.I7 C65 2011
Description
"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."--
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- Power, Politics and the Cults of Isis: Proceedings of the Vth International Conference of Isis Studies, Boulogne-Sur-Mer, October 13-15 2011
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