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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 (organised in cooperation with Jean-Louis Podvin)
- Title
- Power, politics, and the cults of Isis : proceedings of the Vth International Conference of Isis studies, Boulogne-sur-Mer, October 13-15, 2011 (organised in cooperation with Jean-Louis Podvin) / edited by Laurent Bricault and Miguel John Versluys.
- Author
- Colloque international sur les études isiaques (5th : 2011 : Boulogne-sur-Mer, France)
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2014]
- ©2014
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- Description
- xvii, 364 pages : illustrations (some color); 25 cm.
- 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.
- Series Statement
- Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, 0927-7633 ; VOLUME 180
- Uniform Title
- Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 180.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Conference proceedings.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 14-7153
- ISBN
- 9789004277182 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 9004277188 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 9789004278271 (e-book) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2014020104
- OCLC
- 892703123
- Conference
- Colloque international sur les études isiaques (5th : 2011 : Boulogne-sur-Mer, France)
- Title
- Power, politics, and the cults of Isis : proceedings of the Vth International Conference of Isis studies, Boulogne-sur-Mer, October 13-15, 2011 (organised in cooperation with Jean-Louis Podvin) / edited by Laurent Bricault and Miguel John Versluys.
- Publisher
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2014]
- Copyright Date
- ©2014
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, 0927-7633 ; VOLUME 180Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 180.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Bricault, Laurent, editor.Versluys, Miguel John, editor.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 14-7153