Isis on the Nile. Egyptian Gods in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt: Proceedings of the IVth International...

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Laurent Bricault Miguel John Versluys

Isis on the Nile. Egyptian Gods in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt

Proceedings of the IVth International Conference of Isis Studies, Liège, November 27-29 2008...

Laurent Bricault, Miguel John Versluys

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Brill
10 June 2021

Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Egyptian archaeology & Egyptology; History of religion; Ancient Egyptian religion & mythology

Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World

The diffusion of the cults of Isis is recently again intensively studied. Research on this fascinating phenomenon has traditionally been characterised by its focus on L'Égypte hors d'Égypte, while developments in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt itself were often seen as belonging to a different domain. This volume tries to overcome that unhealthy dichotomy by studying the cults of Isis in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt itself in relation to developments in the Mediterranean at large. The book not only presents an overview of the most important deities, often based on new or unpublished material, but also pays ample attention to the cultural processes behind Isis on Nile, like relations between style and identity, religious choice, social- and cultural memory and Egypt’s view of its own past.

Volume editor: Laurent Bricault, Miguel John Versluys
Imprint: Brill
Edition: xxx, 290 pp., 70 illus.
Volume: 171
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 666g
ISBN: 9789004464193
ISBN 10: 9004464190
Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World
Pages: 394
Publication Date: 10 June 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Laurent Bricault holds a PhD in Egyptology from the Sorbonne and is Professor of Roman history at Universite de Toulouse Le Mirail. Miguel John Versluys holds a PhD from Leiden University and is associate Professor at its Faculty of Archaeology. They are both well known for their many publications in the domain of Isis studies and Egyptian influences on the Roman world. “(…) a coherent, innovative and highly useful book that will become essential reading for all historians and archaeologists interested in the relationship between culture, society and politics in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt.” Livia Capponi, The Classical Review 64.1 (2014), 223, reproduced with permission.