Individuals and materials in the Greco-Roman cults of Isis agents, images, and practices / edited by Valentino Gasparini, Richard Veymiers.

Other author Gasparini, Valentino.
Other author Veymiers, Richard.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Descriptionvolumes : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
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SeriesReligions in the Graeco-Roman world, 0927-7633 ; volume 187
Abstract "In Individuals and Materials in the Greco-Roman Cults of Isis Valentino Gasparini and Richard Veymiers present a collection of reflections on the individuals and groups which animated one of Antiquity's most dynamic, significant and popular religious phenomena: the diffusion and reception of the cults of Isis and other Egyptian gods throughout the Hellenistic and Roman worlds. These communities, whose members seem to share the same religious identity, for a long time have been studied in a monolithic way through the prism of the Cumontian category of the "Oriental religions". The 26 contributions of this book, divided into three sections devoted to the "agents", their "images" and their "practices", shed new light on this religious movement that appears much more heterogeneous and colorful than previously recognized"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteProceedings of the VIth International Conference of Isis Studies (Erfurt, May 6-8, 2013 - Liege, September 23-24, 2013).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
LanguageText in English or French.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018032000
ISBN9789004377837 (hardback ; set)
ISBN9789004382596 (hardback ; vol. 1)
ISBN9789004382602 (hardback ; vol. 2)
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